Guangzhou vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$6532
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
80
😀 Quality of life
74
95
🏙️ Population
18.7M
737K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 75% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6835th and 142nd ($782 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 2285th and 32nd 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
$2.86
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$7.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$28950

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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
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173