Guangzhou vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$3832
🏠 One person rent
$342
$821
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$1405
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$523
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$2188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
77
87
🏙️ Population
18.7M
458K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 51% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 6854th and 3619th ($785 vs $1594) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in China and Estonia, respectively. Check China vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Tallinn. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 1149th and 357th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Tallinn

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Guangzhou Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$6.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$545
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$202
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$5123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$3587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$2.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$25.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$7.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$29.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$679
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$10559

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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 Tallinn

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Maardu
$1455
78 km or 48 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
83 km or 51 mi Helsinki
$1970
86 km or 53 mi Espoo
$1974
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$1085
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1597
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1843
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1391
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1698
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1673
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$1179
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1521
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$1054
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1535
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1419
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1220
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1478
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1529
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$1079
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1560
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1533
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1531
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1225
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1490
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1383
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$1081
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$938
235 km or 146 mi Sastamala
$1482
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1407
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1439
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1424
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1370
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1492