Guangzhou vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$333
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
97
96
😀 Quality of life
75
79
🏙️ Population
18.7M
17.7M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 20% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6602nd and 5948th ($763 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 13th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Ranked 6th vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 1036th vs 556th 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
$3.58
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618