Cost of Living Comparison Between Guangzhou (Canton) and Seoul Cost of Living Comparison Between Guangzhou (Canton) and Seoul

🙂 Solo nomad: Guangzhou (Canton) is 82.1% cheaper than Seoul without rent, and 109.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Guangzhou (Canton) is 95.7% cheaper than Seoul without rent, and 101% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.76 ¥19.79

$8.56 ₩11.6K

-67.76%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.88 ¥157

$55.3 ₩75.1K

-60.45%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.99 ¥35.79

$6.5 ₩8,813

-23.23%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ¥21.79

$3.85 ₩5,220

-21.04%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.46 ¥3.3

$1.72 ₩2,332

-73.26%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.3 ¥2.15

$0.85 ₩1,147

-64.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.96 ¥6.87

$3.77 ₩5,120

-74.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.7 ¥12.16

$5.94 ₩8,061

-71.38%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.97 ¥14.11

$2.17 ₩2,942

-9.22%

White Bread (500g)

$2.09 ¥14.98

$3.45 ₩4,680

-39.42%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.25 ¥8.98

$3.21 ₩4,358

-61.06%

Eggs

$1.59 ¥11.38

$3.21 ₩4,357

-50.47%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.9 ¥136

$14.53 ₩19.7K

30.08%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.67 ¥33.49

$10.93 ₩14.8K

-57.27%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.34 ¥103

$33.61 ₩45.6K

-57.33%

Apples (1kg)

$2.03 ¥14.55

$8.01 ₩10.9K

-74.66%

Banana (1kg)

$1.21 ¥8.7

$3.52 ₩4,775

-65.63%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.97 ¥14.15

$5.45 ₩7,393

-63.85%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.47 ¥10.57

$6.42 ₩8,710

-77.10%

Potato (1kg)

$0.94 ¥6.76

$3.95 ₩5,357

-76.20%

Onion (1kg)

$1.06 ¥7.57

$2.83 ₩3,844

-62.54%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.52 ¥3.73

$2.52 ₩3,414

-79.37%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.64 ¥4.62

$1.34 ₩1,812

-52.24%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.81 ¥27.31

$3.34 ₩4,527

14.07%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.81 ¥91.9

$21.07 ₩28.6K

-39.20%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.94 ¥6.71

$2.36 ₩3,203

-60.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.4 ¥10.01

$3.36 ₩4,562

-58.33%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.41 ¥2.92

$1.08 ₩1,469

-62.04%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$25.2 ¥181

$46.76 ₩63.4K

-46.11%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.71 ¥12.27

$3.45 ₩4,678

-50.43%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.37 ¥2.67

$0.57 ₩772

-35.09%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.16 ¥44.19

$8.73 ₩11.8K

-29.44%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.18 ¥8.45

$1.2 ₩1,631

-1.67%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$21.1K ¥151.3K

$27.3K ₩37.1M

-22.75%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$19.9K ¥143.1K

$24.8K ₩33.7M

-19.69%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$61.7 ¥442

$162 ₩220K

-61.97%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$12.77 ¥91.6

$34.82 ₩47.2K

-63.33%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.39 ¥81.7

$21.8 ₩29.6K

-47.75%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.86 ¥300

$57.9 ₩78.6K

-27.74%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.89 ¥99.6

$23.12 ₩31.4K

-39.92%

Cinema Ticket

$6.35 ¥45.56

$10.81 ₩14.7K

-41.26%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$318 ¥2,283

$414 ₩562K

-23.16%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.2K ¥115.9K

$23.7K ₩32.1M

-31.79%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$41.67 ¥299

$58.7 ₩79.7K

-29.04%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.16 ¥202

$46.97 ₩63.7K

-40.05%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$68.8 ¥494

$80.1 ₩108.7K

-14.14%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$61.5 ¥441

$118 ₩159.5K

-47.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$489 ¥3,509

$954 ₩1.3M

-48.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$264 ¥1,891

$582 ₩789.9K

-54.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,155 ¥8,286

$2,591 ₩3.5M

-55.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$624 ¥4,477

$1,328 ₩1.8M

-53.00%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$9,536 ¥68.4K

$22.8K ₩30.9M

-58.17%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,779 ¥27.1K

$12.4K ₩16.8M

-69.51%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,226 ¥8,796

$3,227 ₩4.4M

-61.99%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.08

4.14

-1.45%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

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