Guangzhou vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$333
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$782
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
21
😀 Quality of life
75
43
🏙️ Population
18.7M
6.71M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 20% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 6607th and 5799th ($742 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 17th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Yancheng. Ranked 6th vs 256th best cities to live in China, and 955th vs 6861st 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
$4.17
$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1082
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$393
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$2490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$4.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$19602

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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

Cities near Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$696
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$703
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$652
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$699
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$679
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$651
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$682
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$631
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$645
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$625
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$665
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$524
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$617
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$675
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$608
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$625
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$688
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$651
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$713
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$641
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$645
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$682
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$740
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$605
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$731
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$687
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$624
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$610
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$763
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$707
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$694
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$575
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$731
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$1020
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$566
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$746
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$532
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1074