Guangzhou vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$333
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
97
71
😀 Quality of life
75
63
🏙️ Population
18.7M
10.6M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 53% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6607th and 8597th ($742 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 537th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Ranked 6th vs 31st best cities to live in China, and 955th vs 4919th 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
$4.17
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$4869

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733