Guangzhou vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$333
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
97
5
😀 Quality of life
75
50
🏙️ Population
18.7M
115K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 97% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6602nd and 9013th ($763 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1036th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284