Guangzhou vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Guangzhou Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$863
$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$4008
🏠 One person rent
$406
$832
🏘️ Family rent
$913
$1598
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1248
$1708
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
88
😀 Quality of life
76
87
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.87M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 47% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6006th and 2515th ($863 vs $1617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 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 696th and 199th 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
$4.43
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$5.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$932
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$1246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.1%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13272
$7391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5592
$3611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$38.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.79
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$7.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.73
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.8
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$580
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25540
$9175

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$648
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$762
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$702
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$730
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$612
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$724
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$686
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$668
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$1079
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1610
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$757
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$716
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2380
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2884
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$692
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$701
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$718
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$721
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$656
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$709
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$700
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$689
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$516
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$775
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$702
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$732
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$760
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$717
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$788
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$661
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$1049
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$658
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$697
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$749
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$679
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$705
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$673
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$689
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$597

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$813
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1193
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1203
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1259
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1247
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1044
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1280
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1132
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1290
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1182
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$711
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1151
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1007
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1286
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1244
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1252
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1058
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1096
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1222
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1061
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1084
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1168
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1220
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1007
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1191
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1103
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1287
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$947
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1529
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1069
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1089
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1215
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1241
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1027
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1175
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$821
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1214
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1237
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1107