Guangzhou vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$354
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
17
😀 Quality of life
74
44
🏙️ Population
18.7M
7.82M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 30% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6835th and 7914th ($782 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 207th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Ranked 7th vs 334th best cities to live in China, and 2285th vs 7360th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Shangqiu

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Guangzhou Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$16802

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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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518