Cost of Living & Income: Guangzhou vs Indore

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Guangzhou and Indore are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricGuangzhouIndoreGuangzhou vs Indore
💰 Average monthly net salary¥8,665¥2,350Guangzhou earns 3.7× the salary in Indore

Daily expenses

MetricGuangzhouIndoreGuangzhou vs Indore
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥20¥14Guangzhou costs 1.41× the price in Indore
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥200¥106Guangzhou costs 1.88× the price in Indore
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥21Guangzhou costs 1.65× the price in Indore
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥399.3¥241.2Guangzhou costs 1.66× the price in Indore
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥95.1¥55.2Guangzhou costs 1.72× the price in Indore
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥104.9¥27.1Guangzhou costs 3.87× the price in Indore
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥440.4¥164.4Guangzhou costs 2.68× the price in Indore
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥44.0¥26.2Guangzhou costs 1.68× the price in Indore
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.9¥7.5Guangzhou costs 1.18× the price in Indore

Supermarket prices

MetricGuangzhouIndoreGuangzhou vs Indore
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥82.6¥32.5Guangzhou costs 2.54× the price in Indore
🥚 Eggs (12)¥10.1¥6.6Guangzhou costs 1.53× the price in Indore
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥12.5¥4.4Guangzhou costs 2.83× the price in Indore
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥14.0¥2.9Guangzhou costs 4.86× the price in Indore
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.9¥12.1Guangzhou costs 1.23× the price in Indore
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥6.5¥2.3Guangzhou costs 2.87× the price in Indore
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥12.0¥3.1Guangzhou costs 3.86× the price in Indore
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥7.3¥12.8Indore costs 1.75× the price in Guangzhou
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥83.0¥51.6Guangzhou costs 1.61× the price in Indore

Rent & property prices

MetricGuangzhouIndoreGuangzhou vs Indore
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥3,611¥1,075Guangzhou costs 3.36× the price in Indore
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥1,973¥591Guangzhou costs 3.34× the price in Indore
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥9,183¥2,300Guangzhou costs 3.99× the price in Indore
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,288¥1,333Guangzhou costs 2.47× the price in Indore
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥59,055¥8,761Guangzhou costs 6.74× the price in Indore
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥22,695¥3,732Guangzhou costs 6.08× the price in Indore