Guangzhou vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$342
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
77
90
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.43M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 37% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6854th and 4646th ($785 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 1149th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Taipei

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Guangzhou Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$16947

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612