Guangzhou vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$342
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
77
89
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.36M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 21% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6854th and 5651st ($785 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 1149th and 245th 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
$2.93
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473