Guangzhou vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Guangzhou Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$2592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$5929
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1681
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$2827
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$4846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
69
😀 Quality of life
75
88
🏙️ Population
18.7M
385K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 71% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 6607th and 545th ($742 vs $2592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 489th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 955th and 180th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Guangzhou vs Tampa infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Guangzhou vs Tampa

Prices for goods and services in Guangzhou and Tampa are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Guangzhou Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$5.97
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1683
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$3244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$2357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$4395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$2397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$16.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$5.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$6.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$5.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$2.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$26113

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Guangzhou

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 Tampa

Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Egypt Lake-Leto
$2426
9 km or 5.6 mi East Lake-Orient Park
$2417
9.7 km or 6 mi Palm River-Clair Mel
$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi Temple Terrace
$2396
11 km or 7 mi University
$2398
27 km or 17 mi Pinellas Park
$1770
28 km or 17 mi St. Petersburg
$2485
29 km or 18 mi Clearwater
$2611
31 km or 19 mi Dunedin
$2463
32 km or 20 mi Largo
$2312
33 km or 20 mi Plant
$2298
34 km or 21 mi Tarpon Springs
$2362
41 km or 25 mi Zephyrhills
$2127
50 km or 31 mi Lakeland
$2420
55 km or 34 mi Bradenton
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Brooksville
$2243
71 km or 44 mi Sarasota
$2722
74 km or 46 mi Winter Haven
$2053
84 km or 52 mi Haines
$2144
95 km or 59 mi Clermont
$2266
97 km or 60 mi Venice
$2523
105 km or 65 mi North Port
$2437
108 km or 67 mi Winter Garden
$2348
109 km or 68 mi Leesburg
$2231
110 km or 68 mi Kissimmee
$1860
113 km or 70 mi Ocoee
$2390
113 km or 71 mi Sebring
$1847
119 km or 74 mi St. Cloud
$2073
122 km or 76 mi Apopka
$2380
123 km or 76 mi Orlando
$2634
124 km or 77 mi Eustis
$2268
130 km or 81 mi Winter Park
$2475
130 km or 81 mi Altamonte Springs
$2425
136 km or 84 mi Casselberry
$2409
139 km or 86 mi Ocala
$1917
141 km or 88 mi Winter Springs
$2373
146 km or 91 mi Oviedo
$2342
148 km or 92 mi Sanford
$2343
156 km or 97 mi Cape Coral
$2515
161 km or 100 mi Deltona
$2357