Guangzhou vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$4227
🏠 One person rent
$333
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1844
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$2637
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
97
87
😀 Quality of life
75
89
🏙️ Population
18.7M
518K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 57% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 6607th and 2627th ($742 vs $1715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 177th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Sheffield. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Sheffield ranked 17th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 955th and 159th 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
$4.17
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$4054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$15.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$1085
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$9409

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1469
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1392
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1353
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1715
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1601
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1623
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1640
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1574
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1703
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1455
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1652
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1872
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1793
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1675
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$1998
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1654
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1966
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1607
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1819
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1807
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1795
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1758
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1536
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1526
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1628
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1670
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1711
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1831
68 km or 42 mi York
$1783
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1613
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1761
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$1932
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1751