Guangzhou vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$333
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
97
96
😀 Quality of life
75
80
🏙️ Population
18.7M
17.5M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 21% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6607th and 5744th ($742 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 16th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Ranked 6th vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 955th vs 460th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Shenzhen

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Guangzhou Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$24305

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584