Guangzhou vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$4660
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1122
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1887
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$3317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
96
86
😀 Quality of life
74
91
🏙️ Population
18.7M
518K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 60% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 6835th and 2232nd ($782 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 144th 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Sheffield ranked 27th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2285th and 177th 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
$2.86
$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$86.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$4981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$20.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$74.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$1257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$24899

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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
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1631
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1567
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1558
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1874
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1861
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1882
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1925
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1904
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1991
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1741
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$2002
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1841
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1787
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2365
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1733
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1891
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1827
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2080
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2055
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$2033
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1974
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1427
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1818
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1855
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1857
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$2079
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$2025
68 km or 42 mi York
$1915
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1496
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1900
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1674
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2046
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1871