Guangzhou vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$7449
🏠 One person rent
$352
$1896
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$3549
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$746
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$6742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
80
😀 Quality of life
75
91
🏙️ Population
18.7M
737K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 74% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6548th and 158th ($774 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 140th 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 15th in the United States, while ranked 1055th and 98th 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
$3.42
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$7.98
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$29407

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2642
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2973
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2595
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3239
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2718
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2741
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2625
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2759
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2785
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2606
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2623
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2726
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2462
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2784
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2642
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2532
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2579
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2637
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2338
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2589
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2517
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2604
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2644
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2604
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2449
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2598
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2460
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2571
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2406
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2692
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2751
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2542
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2527
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2523
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2093