Guangzhou vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$333
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
97
24
😀 Quality of life
75
41
🏙️ Population
18.7M
7.82M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 0.1% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6607th and 6604th ($742 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 53rd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Ranked 6th vs 319th best cities to live in China, and 955th vs 7053rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$14498

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543