Guangzhou vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$5447
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1383
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$2366
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$3766
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
95
😀 Quality of life
77
95
🏙️ Population
18.7M
985K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 68% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 6854th and 1008th ($785 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in China and Sweden, respectively. Check China vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 1149th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Stockholm

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Guangzhou Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$7.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$116
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$17265

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$1979
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1672
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1842
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1644
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1659
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1625
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1583
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1463
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1507
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1363
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1269
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1303
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1251
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1543
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1337
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1498
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1298
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1810
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1479
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1481
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1531
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1503
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1560
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1529
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1625
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1535
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1370
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1225
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1490
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$932
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1535
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1597
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1423
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1629
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1416
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1464