Guangzhou vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$761
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1869
🏠 One person rent
$331
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$613
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$68.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1249
$716
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
97
24
😀 Quality of life
76
41
🏙️ Population
18.7M
7.82M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 6% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6838th and 7027th ($761 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 46th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1 months in Shangqiu. Ranked 6th vs 295th best cities to live in China, and 1232nd vs 7162nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.77
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$785
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57
$53.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9539
$3028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3858
$1880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.81
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$4.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.5
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.42
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.7
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.8
$67.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$317
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16109
$17515

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$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$664
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$818
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$789
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$514
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$661
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$825
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$906
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1715
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$820
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2403
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2613
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$762
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$813
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$884
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$756
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$929
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$763
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$772
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$733
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$575
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$450
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$732
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$667
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$588
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$690
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$540
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$615
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$577
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$600
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$598
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$654
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$603
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1392
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$588
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$727
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$524
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$660
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$581
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$593
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$642
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$489
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$600
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$593
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$737
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$621
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$579
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$546
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$543
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$585
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$593
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$546
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$514
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$517
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$578
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$554
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$516
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$531
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$525
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$577
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$540
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$613
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$569
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$518
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$581
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$565
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$552
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$486
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$532