Guangzhou vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$7446
🏠 One person rent
$322
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$3407
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$810
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$6556
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
80
😀 Quality of life
75
93
🏙️ Population
18.7M
737K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 76% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6838th and 125th ($758 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 92nd 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 2100th and 99th 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
$2.82
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$8.17
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$29883

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2652
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2723
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2552
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3269
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2674
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2745
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2730
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2812
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2669
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2741
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2641
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2525
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2796
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2655
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2523
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2609
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2632
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2295
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2649
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2461
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2702
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2782
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2473
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2603
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2384
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2632
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2551
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2644
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2480
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2749
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2114