Guangzhou vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$333
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
78
😀 Quality of life
75
67
🏙️ Population
18.7M
12.6M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 47% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6607th and 8471st ($742 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 532nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 6th vs 29th best cities to live in China, and 955th vs 3944th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Zhengzhou

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Guangzhou Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$4818

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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617