Guangzhou vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$333
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
97
24
😀 Quality of life
75
38
🏙️ Population
18.7M
7.82M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 2% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6602nd and 6542nd ($763 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 43rd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Ranked 6th vs 316th best cities to live in China, and 1036th vs 7163rd 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
$3.58
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$18304

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19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542