Guangzhou vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$354
$546
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$74.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$811
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
17
😀 Quality of life
74
45
🏙️ Population
18.7M
6.71M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 15% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 6835th and 6200th ($782 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 15th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Ranked 7th vs 268th best cities to live in China, and 2285th vs 7176th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Yancheng

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Guangzhou Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$1131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$2571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$18853

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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

Cities near Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$677
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$632
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$661
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$647
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$675
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$646
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$618
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$623
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$611
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$636
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$525
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$601
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$636
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$553
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$604
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$650
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$557
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$623
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$617
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$626
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$620
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$765
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$571
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$644
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$683
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$594
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$576
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$701
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$684
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$652
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$549
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$669
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$782
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$696
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$530
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$669
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1002