Guangzhou vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Guangzhou Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$863
$3300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$7804
🏠 One person rent
$406
$2352
🏘️ Family rent
$913
$4717
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$523
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$246
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1248
$4987
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
87
😀 Quality of life
76
96
🏙️ Population
18.7M
5.87M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 74% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6006th and 9th ($863 vs $3300) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in China and Singapore, respectively. Check China vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 696th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Singapore City

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Guangzhou Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$7.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$67.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$7.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$2865
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$2065
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$6466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$4059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$92
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$35.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.1%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13272
$10702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5592
$10227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.79
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$2.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$22.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.73
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$6.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.8
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$77.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$41.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$580
$1145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25540
$25023

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$648
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$762
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$702
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$730
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$612
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$724
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$686
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$668
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$1079
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1610
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$757
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$716
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2380
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2884
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$692
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$701
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$718
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$721
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$656
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$709
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$700
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$689
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$516
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$775
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$702
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$732
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$760
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$717
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$788
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$661
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$1049
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$658
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$697
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$749
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$679
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$705
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$673
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$689
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$597

Cities near Singapore City

Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2511
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$607
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$605
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$474
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$638
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$633
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$606
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$589
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$559
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$491
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$506
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$572
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$522
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$533
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$675
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$667
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$675
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$494
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$624
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$603
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$599
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$493
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$925
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$573
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$487
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$492
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$487
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$1007
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$488
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$487
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$320
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$486
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$511
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$488
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$501
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$600
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$483
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$654
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$580