Guangzhou vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$4321
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1832
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$503
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$3121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
97
87
😀 Quality of life
75
91
🏙️ Population
18.7M
518K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 58% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 6602nd and 2462nd ($763 vs $1809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 167th 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 1.7 months in Sheffield. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Sheffield ranked 21st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1036th and 127th 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
$3.58
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$5.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$837
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$1514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$3788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$2630
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$1136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$9922

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1449
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1383
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1805
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1652
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1788
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1898
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1802
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$2098
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1722
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1987
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1877
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1780
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1670
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2137
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1817
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1944
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1776
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1936
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1910
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1894
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1849
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1638
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1592
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1804
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1742
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1852
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1930
68 km or 42 mi York
$1893
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1493
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1845
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1552
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2069
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1855