Guangzhou vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guangzhou	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2226	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$352	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$830	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$2831
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	97	87
😀 Quality of life	75	90
🏙️ Population	18.7M	518K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 56% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 6548th and 2490th ($774 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 147th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1055th and 141st 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	$3.42	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10125	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14511	$9487

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750