Guangzhou vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$7082
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1895
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$3327
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$708
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$6506
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
80
😀 Quality of life
75
90
🏙️ Population
18.7M
737K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 75% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6607th and 145th ($742 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 120th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 955th and 125th 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
$4.17
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$8.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$29730

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210