Guangzhou vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guangzhou	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2226	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$352	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$830	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$3578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	34
😀 Quality of life	75	80
🏙️ Population	18.7M	543K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 60% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6548th and 1962nd ($774 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1679th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 1055th and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Tucson

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	Guangzhou	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.42	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10125	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14511	$15495

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262