cost
Cost of Living Index
Sanming107.4 / 0
Guangzhou79.4 / 100
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.
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Winner
Guangzhou wins on 12 of 22 metrics compared to Sanming.
Top trade-offs
Sanming leads rent, housing, and health; Guangzhou leads cost, safety, and salary.
cost
Sanming
107.4
city
Guangzhou
79.4
city
safety
Sanming
45.1
city
Guangzhou
46.1
city
housing
Sanming
$1,768
city
Guangzhou
$2,436
city
housing
Sanming
8.6x
city
Guangzhou
9.1x
city
jobs
Sanming
$1,646/mo
city
Guangzhou
$1,903/mo
city
jobs
Sanming
10.5%
city
Guangzhou
5.5%
city
health
Sanming
63.5
city
Guangzhou
74
city
health
Sanming
79.9 years
city
Guangzhou
78.6 years
city
environment
Sanming
25.1 ug/m3
city
Guangzhou
33.6 ug/m3
city
environment
Sanming
62.5
city
Guangzhou
59.2
city
infrastructure
Sanming
223 Mbps
city
Guangzhou
232 Mbps
city
demographics
Sanming
-0.1%
city
Guangzhou
1.9%
city
education
Sanming
75.3
city
Guangzhou
58.5
city
transport
Sanming
55
city
Guangzhou
67.7
city
safety
Sanming
22.2 per 100k
city
Guangzhou
29.4 per 100k
city
safety
Sanming
53.6 per 100k
city
Guangzhou
16.6 per 100k
city
health
Sanming
9.5%
city
Guangzhou
11.5%
city
quality
Sanming
5.6
city
Guangzhou
5.2
city
housing
Sanming
$6,491/sqm
city
Guangzhou
$3,848/sqm
city
religion
Sanming
67.2%
city
Guangzhou
72.1%
city
religion
Sanming
78.2%
city
Guangzhou
46.6%
city
religion
Sanming
50.6%
city
Guangzhou
68.8%
city