Guangzhou vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$5606
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1416
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$2368
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$670
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$3839
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
95
😀 Quality of life
74
95
🏙️ Population
18.7M
985K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 69% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 6835th and 849th ($782 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in China and Sweden, respectively. Check China vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 2285th and 23rd 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
$2.86
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$8.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$17693

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Cities near Guangzhou

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

Cities near Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$2065
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1827
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1840
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1914
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1702
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1741
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1831
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1651
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1547
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1603
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1398
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1337
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1423
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1311
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1631
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1397
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1579
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1370
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1884
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1594
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1562
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1567
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1656
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1597
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1568
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1691
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1641
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1383
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1230
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1581
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$994
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1583
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1606
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1481
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1701
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1375
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1516