Cost of Living Comparison Between Guilin and Hangzhou Cost of Living Comparison Between Guilin and Hangzhou

🙂 Solo nomad: Guilin is 10.5% cheaper than Hangzhou without rent, and 25.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Guilin is 13.5% cheaper than Hangzhou without rent, and 28.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.25 ¥30.51

$3.52 ¥25.23

20.74%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.66 ¥134

$25.99 ¥186

-28.20%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.45 ¥24.76

$4.95 ¥35.48

-30.30%

Cappuccino

$2.62 ¥18.83

$3.4 ¥24.41

-22.94%

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

$0.76 ¥5.43

$0.52 ¥3.7

46.15%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.29 ¥2.08

$0.29 ¥2.1

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.03 ¥7.35

$1.12 ¥8.06

-8.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.04 ¥14.66

$1.66 ¥11.89

22.89%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.37 ¥9.8

$2.03 ¥14.56

-32.51%

White Bread (500g)

$1.35 ¥9.71

$1.9 ¥13.61

-28.95%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.58 ¥4.14

$0.92 ¥6.63

-36.96%

Eggs

$1.71 ¥12.28

$1.71 ¥12.29

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.6 ¥90.4

$17.18 ¥123

-26.66%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.16 ¥22.68

$2.68 ¥19.24

17.91%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.22 ¥59

$9.82 ¥70.5

-16.29%

Apples (1kg)

$1.74 ¥12.5

$1.97 ¥14.1

-11.68%

Banana (1kg)

$1.24 ¥8.9

$1.79 ¥12.85

-30.73%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.43 ¥10.23

$1.64 ¥11.75

-12.80%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.08 ¥7.77

$1.24 ¥8.9

-12.90%

Potato (1kg)

$0.72 ¥5.14

$0.77 ¥5.52

-6.49%

Onion (1kg)

$0.9 ¥6.44

$0.98 ¥7.06

-8.16%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.56 ¥4.04

$0.68 ¥4.87

-17.65%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.93 ¥6.7

$0.53 ¥3.79

75.47%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.07 ¥22.01

$4.29 ¥30.75

-28.44%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.64 ¥76.3

$12.55 ¥90

-15.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.89 ¥6.4

$0.75 ¥5.37

18.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.58 ¥11.34

$1.63 ¥11.67

-3.07%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.27 ¥1.91

$0.5 ¥3.6

-46.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.62 ¥119

$15.59 ¥112

6.61%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.95 ¥6.8

$1.79 ¥12.83

-46.93%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.33 ¥2.38

$0.43 ¥3.07

-23.26%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.74 ¥48.33

$6.23 ¥44.69

8.19%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.18 ¥8.48

$1.13 ¥8.14

4.42%

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

$19.2K ¥137.5K

$19.3K ¥138.6K

-0.79%

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

$16.7K ¥119.7K

$16.7K ¥120.1K

-0.33%

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

$27.61 ¥198

$43.69 ¥313

-36.80%

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

$4.91 ¥35.2

$11.59 ¥83.2

-57.64%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.36 ¥81.5

$18.65 ¥134

-39.09%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.2 ¥296

$60.4 ¥433

-31.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.96 ¥100

$16.39 ¥118

-14.83%

Cinema Ticket

$4.23 ¥30.32

$6.39 ¥45.81

-33.80%

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

$341 ¥2,444

$447 ¥3,206

-23.76%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.7K ¥119.7K

$28.8K ¥206.2K

-41.98%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$43.12 ¥309

$56.7 ¥407

-23.96%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.91 ¥215

$35.56 ¥255

-15.89%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71 ¥509

$71.8 ¥515

-1.17%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$73.9 ¥530

$93.1 ¥668

-20.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$283 ¥2,032

$518 ¥3,712

-45.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$185 ¥1,325

$299 ¥2,144

-38.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$600 ¥4,302

$1,136 ¥8,148

-47.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$364 ¥2,608

$663 ¥4,754

-45.15%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,991 ¥21.5K

$7,808 ¥56K

-61.69%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,047 ¥14.7K

$4,275 ¥30.7K

-52.12%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$476 ¥3,416

$1,309 ¥9,389

-63.62%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.87

3.83

1.04%

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

Last update for Guilin: October 26, 2025

Last update for Hangzhou: October 28, 2025

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