Guangzhou vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$333
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
97
71
😀 Quality of life
75
61
🏙️ Population
18.7M
10.6M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 50% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6602nd and 8633rd ($763 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 531st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Ranked 6th vs 35th best cities to live in China, and 1036th vs 5079th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Shijiazhuang

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Guangzhou Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$4947

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734