Cali vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1941
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$279
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$476
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$395
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
45
97
😀 Quality of life
57
75
🏙️ Population
2.47M
18.7M

The cost of living in Cali is 0.2% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6830th and 6838th ($759 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 36th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1 months in Guangzhou. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6175th and 2100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Guangzhou

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Cali Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.52%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1046
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$838
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.7
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.4
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$242
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6322
$14783

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$693
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$782
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$511
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$572
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$565
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$667
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$679
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$655
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$730
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$506
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$515
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$678
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$489
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$708
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$608
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$722
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$848
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$976
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$622
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$604
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$950
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1030
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$546
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$762
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$881
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$585
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$637
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$606
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$882
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$960
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$581
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$777
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$598
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$721
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$686
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$693
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$542
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$649
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677