Guangzhou vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$8268
🏠 One person rent
$354
$2809
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$4461
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$768
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$5742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
87
😀 Quality of life
74
91
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.01M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 80% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6835th and 8th ($782 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 2285th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs San Jose, United States

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Guangzhou San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$150
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$23160

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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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2871
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3508
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3603
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3254
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3805
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3181
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3589
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3261
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3382
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3395
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3137
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3771
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3489
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3359
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3520
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3017
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3065
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3676
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3593
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3604
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2910
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3094
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3831
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2983
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3007
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3346
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2859
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3282
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3778
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3264
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3277
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2089
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3245
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3212