Guangzhou vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$4149
🏠 One person rent
$333
$891
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1673
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$1795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
92
😀 Quality of life
75
87
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.87M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 56% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6607th and 2685th ($742 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 4th in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 955th and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Rome

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Guangzhou Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$5.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$9800

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$916
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1604
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1351
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1363
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1049
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1698
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1261
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1332
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1024
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1011
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1104
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$964
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1339
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1092
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1067
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1056
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1166
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1324
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1066
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1294
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1231
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1173
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1321
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1328
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1516
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1151
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1337
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1293
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1230
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1065
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1090
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1527
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1229