Guangzhou vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$352
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
84
😀 Quality of life
75
81
🏙️ Population
18.7M
3.03M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 13% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6548th and 6071st ($774 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 6th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1055th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671