Guangzhou vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$354
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
74
87
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.35M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 17% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6835th and 6085th ($782 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 6th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 2285th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Taoyuan

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Guangzhou Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$17081

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464