Guangzhou vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$354
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
58
😀 Quality of life
74
68
🏙️ Population
18.7M
10.6M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 59% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6835th and 8757th ($782 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 518th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Ranked 7th vs 38th best cities to live in China, and 2285th vs 4718th 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
$2.86
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$5006

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716