Guangzhou vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$5120
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1382
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$2287
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$3866
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
97
81
😀 Quality of life
75
90
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.43M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 67% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6607th and 1242nd ($742 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1113th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.7 months in San Antonio. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs San Antonio ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 955th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$5.37
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$17.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$94
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$19044

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2146
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2158
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2175
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2146
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2093
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2150
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2186
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2590
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2191
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2190
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2179
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2095
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2146
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1989
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1902
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1979
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$710
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1560
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2066
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1789
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1931
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1842
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$789
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$595
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1925
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1829
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2136
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2071
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2148
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2128
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$1972
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2737
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2221
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2126
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1801
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2118
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2108