Guangzhou vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$333
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
97
5
😀 Quality of life
75
36
🏙️ Population
18.7M
79.2K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 64% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6607th and 8761st ($742 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 955th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$701

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288