Guangzhou vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$354
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
68
😀 Quality of life
74
68
🏙️ Population
18.7M
12.6M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 53% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6835th and 8643rd ($782 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 498th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 7th vs 37th best cities to live in China, and 2285th vs 4641st 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
$2.86
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$21713

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556