Guangzhou vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$4816
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1184
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$2040
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$2197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
91
😀 Quality of life
74
91
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.75M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 62% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6835th and 1819th ($782 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 2285th and 179th 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
$2.86
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$6.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$12431

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358