Guangzhou vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$4002
🏠 One person rent
$354
$852
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1436
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$2178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
74
87
🏙️ Population
18.7M
458K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 54% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 6835th and 3311th ($782 vs $1683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in China and Estonia, respectively. Check China vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Tallinn. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 2285th and 390th 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
$2.86
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$94.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$565
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$213
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$5557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$3701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$7.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$59.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$638
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$9251

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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 Tallinn

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Maardu
$1448
78 km or 48 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
83 km or 51 mi Helsinki
$1990
86 km or 53 mi Espoo
$2062
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$1021
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1606
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1927
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1406
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1693
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1659
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$1214
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1578
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$1083
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1583
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1426
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1232
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1514
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1568
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$1111
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1597
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1571
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1567
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1230
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1474
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$1108
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$944
235 km or 146 mi Sastamala
$1514
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1445
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1471
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1383
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1516