Guangzhou vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1890
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$4601
🏠 One person rent
$322
$1094
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$1904
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$512
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$3306
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
97
87
😀 Quality of life
75
92
🏙️ Population
18.7M
518K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 60% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 6838th and 2353rd ($758 vs $1890) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 149th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Sheffield ranked 20th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2100th and 148th 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
$2.82
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$5.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$799
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$1471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$4352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$3110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$73
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$1226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$24382

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1507
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1617
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1830
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1669
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1822
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1833
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1887
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1835
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1968
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1698
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2067
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1921
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1783
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1746
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2265
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1658
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1831
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1788
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2034
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2001
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1968
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1918
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1413
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1759
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1850
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$2040
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1974
68 km or 42 mi York
$1867
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1513
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1849
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1578
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2011
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1851