Guangzhou vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$354
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
5
😀 Quality of life
74
45
🏙️ Population
18.7M
115K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 90% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6835th and 8957th ($782 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2285th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Thimphu

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Guangzhou Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$633

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285