Guangzhou vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$7493
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1996
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$3450
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$789
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$6618
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
80
😀 Quality of life
77
91
🏙️ Population
18.7M
737K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 75% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6854th and 126th ($785 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 94th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 1149th and 147th 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
$2.93
$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$30033

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2678
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2782
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2621
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3602
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2749
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2783
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2734
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2884
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2728
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2797
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2637
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2736
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2775
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2714
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2542
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2617
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2709
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2342
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2727
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2429
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2722
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2822
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2576
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2661
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2378
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2616
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2592
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2690
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2580
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2765
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2098