Guangzhou vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$7962
🏠 One person rent
$354
$2395
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$4150
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$737
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$5553
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
86
😀 Quality of life
74
91
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.39M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 78% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6835th and 50th ($782 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 38th 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 2285th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs San Diego

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Guangzhou San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$8.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$26517

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$3033
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3040
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1295
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2948
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2995
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3243
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1141
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3261
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2995
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3245
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2976
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3251
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2927
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2676
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2963
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3070
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$3030
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2758
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2815
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2621
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$968
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2554
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2767
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2697
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2804