Guangzhou vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$333
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
78
😀 Quality of life
75
66
🏙️ Population
18.7M
12.6M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 46% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6602nd and 8506th ($763 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 518th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 6th vs 30th best cities to live in China, and 1036th vs 3930th 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
$3.58
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$19861

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$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619