Guangzhou vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guangzhou	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$782	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2063	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$354	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$829	$3744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	33
😀 Quality of life	74	84
🏙️ Population	18.7M	543K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 59% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6835th and 2278th ($782 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1724th 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 2285th and 490th 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	$2.86	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$951	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8986	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3592	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.5	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.89	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.46	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.71	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.1	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.6	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16938	$15659

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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	$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

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190