Guangzhou vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$4753
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1209
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$2062
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$3815
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
33
😀 Quality of life
75
80
🏙️ Population
18.7M
543K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 64% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6607th and 1697th ($742 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1492nd 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 955th and 441st among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$5.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$15695

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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
16 km or 9.9 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
23 km or 14 mi Oro Valley
$2096
26 km or 16 mi Marana
$2105
33 km or 20 mi Sahuarita
$2076
97 km or 60 mi Nogales
$2043
97 km or 60 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
100 km or 62 mi Nogales
$874
101 km or 62 mi Florence
$2324
106 km or 66 mi Casa Grande
$2341
133 km or 83 mi Queen Creek
$2368
140 km or 87 mi Maricopa
$2414
145 km or 90 mi Apache Junction
$2340
148 km or 92 mi Chandler
$2427
149 km or 93 mi Gilbert
$2392
157 km or 98 mi Mesa
$2425
164 km or 102 mi Agua Prieta
$881
164 km or 102 mi Tempe
$2381
169 km or 105 mi Scottsdale
$2459
171 km or 106 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
181 km or 112 mi Phoenix
$2390
189 km or 118 mi Avondale
$2485
190 km or 118 mi Goodyear
$2428
193 km or 120 mi Glendale
$2339
195 km or 121 mi Peoria
$2405
201 km or 125 mi Buckeye
$2379
202 km or 126 mi El Mirage
$2315
204 km or 126 mi Caborca
$865
206 km or 128 mi Surprise
$2347
295 km or 183 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
295 km or 183 mi Prescott
$2275
337 km or 210 mi Flagstaff
$2004
347 km or 216 mi Hermosillo
$914
350 km or 217 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$932
350 km or 217 mi Yuma
$1828
361 km or 225 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
362 km or 225 mi San Luis
$1941
376 km or 233 mi Blythe
$2692
391 km or 243 mi Las Cruces
$1567
403 km or 250 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
419 km or 260 mi Gallup
$2066