Guangzhou vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$333
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
84
😀 Quality of life
75
83
🏙️ Population
18.7M
3.03M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 25% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6607th and 5356th ($742 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 3rd in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 955th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Taichung

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Guangzhou Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721