Guangzhou vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$761
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$2638
🏠 One person rent
$331
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1249
$1058
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
97
93
😀 Quality of life
76
84
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.33M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 24% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6838th and 5860th ($761 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1232nd and 454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.77
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$6.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$785
$688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57
$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
1.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9539
$8667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3858
$5600
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.81
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$3.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$9.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$8.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.5
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.42
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$38.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.7
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.8
$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$317
$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16109
$15777

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$664
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$818
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$789
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$514
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$661
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$825
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$906
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1715
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$820
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2403
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2613
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$762
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$813
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$884
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$756
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$929
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$763
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$772
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$733
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$575
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$450
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$732
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$667
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$588
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$690
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$540
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$615
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$577
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$600
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$598
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$654
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$943
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$1001
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1238
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1356
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$737
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$846
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1079
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1026
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$937
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$927
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$931
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$961
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$633
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$936
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$892
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$684
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$652
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1060
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$646
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$634
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$940
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1202
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$698
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$690
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$740
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$673
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$638
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$681
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$610
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1203
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$703
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$654
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$672
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$607
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$588
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$594
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$683
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$612
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$450