Guangzhou vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$322
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
77
😀 Quality of life
75
68
🏙️ Population
18.7M
12.6M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 50% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6838th and 8651st ($758 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 491st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 6th vs 36th best cities to live in China, and 2100th vs 4484th 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
$2.82
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$19556

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$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563