Guangzhou vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$4650
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1138
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$1898
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$3202
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
96
86
😀 Quality of life
77
90
🏙️ Population
18.7M
518K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 60% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 6854th and 2172nd ($785 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 131st in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Sheffield ranked 28th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1149th and 175th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Sheffield

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Guangzhou Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$78.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$6.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1839
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$5726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$24916

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1604
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1559
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1863
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1710
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1831
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1847
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1894
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1880
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1961
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1689
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2039
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1975
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1827
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2348
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1748
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1990
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1838
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2043
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2025
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1993
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1945
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1411
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1784
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1808
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1832
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1987
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$2012
68 km or 42 mi York
$1919
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1501
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1887
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1694
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2022
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1870