cost
Cost of Living Index
Qingdao
106.8
city
Guangzhou
79.4
city
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
Guangzhou wins on 17 of 26 metrics compared to Qingdao.
cost
Qingdao
106.8
city
Guangzhou
79.4
city
safety
Qingdao
55.2
city
Guangzhou
46.1
city
housing
Qingdao
$2,338
city
Guangzhou
$2,436
city
jobs
Qingdao
$4,218/mo
city
Guangzhou
$1,903/mo
city
health
Qingdao
58.3
city
Guangzhou
74
city
environment
Qingdao
39.6 ug/m3
city
Guangzhou
33.6 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Qingdao
184 Mbps
city
Guangzhou
232 Mbps
city
demographics
Qingdao
-0.4%
city
Guangzhou
1.9%
city
economy
Qingdao
$1,881/mo
city
Guangzhou
$4,084/mo
city
economy
Qingdao
8.3%
city
Guangzhou
8.1%
city
education
Qingdao
64.6
city
Guangzhou
58.5
city
environment
Qingdao
81.6
city
Guangzhou
59.2
city
environment
Qingdao
9.0 ug/m3
city
Guangzhou
6.0 ug/m3
city
health
Qingdao
10.2%
city
Guangzhou
11.5%
city
health
Qingdao
76.7 years
city
Guangzhou
78.6 years
city
housing
Qingdao
$1,389/mo
city
Guangzhou
$871/mo
city
housing
Qingdao
$12,348/sqm
city
Guangzhou
$3,848/sqm
city
housing
Qingdao
13.1x
city
Guangzhou
9.1x
city
jobs
Qingdao
10.8%
city
Guangzhou
5.5%
city
quality
Qingdao
4.7
city
Guangzhou
5.2
city
religion
Qingdao
67.9%
city
Guangzhou
46.6%
city
religion
Qingdao
69.1%
city
Guangzhou
72.1%
city
religion
Qingdao
66.3%
city
Guangzhou
68.8%
city
safety
Qingdao
13.8 per 100k
city
Guangzhou
29.4 per 100k
city
safety
Qingdao
13.7 per 100k
city
Guangzhou
16.6 per 100k
city
transport
Qingdao
65.4
city
Guangzhou
67.7
city