Guangzhou vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$2896
🏠 One person rent
$354
$731
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1288
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$374
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
41
😀 Quality of life
74
58
🏙️ Population
18.7M
331K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 39% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 6835th and 4626th ($782 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in China and El Salvador, respectively. Check China vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 2285th and 6148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs San Salvador

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Guangzhou San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
8.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$2752
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$5551

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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
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1237
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1246
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1178
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1221
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$734
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$897
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1470
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1109
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1120
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$1062
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1065
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1168
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$720
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$705
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$823
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$936
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1015
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$815
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$900
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$804
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$668
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$787
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$938
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$737
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$739
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$847
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$934
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$754
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$687
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$626
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$470
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$761
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$796
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$679
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$990
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1054
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$812
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$1007
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$699