Guangzhou vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$4492
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$2218
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
77
87
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.86M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 60% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6854th and 2081st ($785 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in China and Poland, respectively. Check China vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 1149th and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Warsaw

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Guangzhou Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$15882

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1540
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1227
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1253
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1023
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1162
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1165
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1262
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1222
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1322
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1060
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1024
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$976
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1173
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1137
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1305
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1170
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1260
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1229
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$669
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$925
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1241
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1235
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1170
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1043
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1205
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1215
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$954
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$868
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1102
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1216
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1226
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1010
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1114
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$980
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1105
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$445