Guangzhou vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$4629
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1099
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$1926
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$525
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$2041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
91
😀 Quality of life
77
91
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.75M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 60% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6854th and 2104th ($785 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1 months in Rome. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 1149th and 134th 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
$2.93
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$6.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$14156

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1179
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1779
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1512
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1417
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1400
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1683
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1367
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1166
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1173
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1322
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1474
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1421
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1316
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1212
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1383
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1473
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1296
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1217
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1395
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1240
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1346
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1429
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1645
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1048
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1480
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1570
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1413
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1305
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1201
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1431
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1685
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1330