London vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$2113
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$725
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$549
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	100	37
😀 Quality of life	99	43
🏙️ Population	8.8M	6.98M

The cost of living in London is 332% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 58th and 6602nd ($3296 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 34th in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 4th and 6725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Zhanjiang

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	London	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$9.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$5384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$4.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$9.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$18959

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$756
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$650
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$642
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$771
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$877
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$592
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$702
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$823
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$812
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$803
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$549
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$598
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$804
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$461
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$763
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$564
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1588
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$611
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$582
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$653
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$579
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$758
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$794
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$591
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$656
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$916
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2432
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$554
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$513
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$755
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$522
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$575