Guangzhou vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$6392
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
80
😀 Quality of life
75
92
🏙️ Population
18.7M
737K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 74% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6602nd and 206th ($763 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 168th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 1036th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Seattle

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Guangzhou Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$28179

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263