Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.2 times more expensive than Guangzhou.
If you lived in Austria instead of Guangzhou, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Guangzhou
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
CN¥30.50
|
$15.13
€14.04
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.09
CN¥36.81
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
CN¥3.23
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
CN¥2.44
|
$2.40
€2.22
|
|
pay 64.3% more for groceries
Guangzhou
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.75
CN¥12.62
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.59
CN¥33.20
|
$7.30
€6.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
CN¥56.89
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
CN¥13.25
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
CN¥13.60
|
$5.30
€4.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CN¥6.76
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CN¥4.91
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.35
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
CN¥4.47
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
CN¥2.59
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
CN¥3.76
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Guangzhou
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
CN¥33.85
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.65
CN¥141.99
|
$48.12
€44.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,831.84
CN¥157,772.13
|
$25,940.65
€24,066.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.77
CN¥34.50
|
$19.81
€18.38
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Guangzhou
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.30
CN¥139.44
|
$37.53
€34.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$545.80
CN¥3,944.30
|
$743.38
€689.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.68
CN¥2,346.35
|
$621.91
€576.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.29
CN¥334.51
|
$222.11
€206.07
|
|
pay 52.2% less for childcare
Guangzhou
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.34
CN¥4,996.12
|
$416.59
€386.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,287.29
CN¥168,290.28
|
$8,210.34
€7,617.15
|
|
pay 96.4% more for entertainment and sports
Guangzhou
|
Austria
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.87
CN¥6.31
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
CN¥26.52
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
CN¥28.92
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.60
CN¥271.72
|
$41.56
€38.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
CN¥63.11
|
$12.77
€11.84
|
|
pay 48.3% more for clothing
Guangzhou
|
Austria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
CN¥512.23
|
$75.76
€70.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
CN¥262.43
|
$38.64
€35.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.31
CN¥486.46
|
$85.33
€79.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.66
CN¥315.54
|
$110.53
€102.54
|
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