Guangzhou vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$7890
🏠 One person rent
$322
$2370
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$4148
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$726
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$5254
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
97
86
😀 Quality of life
75
93
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.39M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 78% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6838th and 43rd ($758 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 33rd 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 2100th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$8.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$28967

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2932
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2972
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2909
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2996
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2988
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1210
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2887
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2922
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3066
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1063
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1055
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3215
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2931
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3252
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2930
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3274
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2873
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2681
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2967
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3049
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2994
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2715
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3057
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2776
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3490
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3075
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2626
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$903
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2671
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3585
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3037
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$3014
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3450
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2539
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2742
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2691
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2782