Cali vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$751
$761
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1912
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$280
$331
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$583
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$1249
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
45
97
😀 Quality of life
54
76
🏙️ Population
2.47M
18.7M

The cost of living in Cali is 1% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6869th and 6838th ($751 vs $761) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6176th and 1232nd 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
$4.58
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.8
$57
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.59%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1000
$9539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$806
$3858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.9
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$4.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.76
$6.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.8
$40.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$69.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$233
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6155
$16109

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$690
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$751
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$491
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$554
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$557
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$650
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$674
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$628
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$676
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$510
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$514
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$651
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$467
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$721
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$584
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$696
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$821
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$922
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$604
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$584
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$909
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$937
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$520
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$725
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$865
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$516
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$598
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$608
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$878
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$922
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$558
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$745
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$602
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$688
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$657
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$668
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$563
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$646
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$632

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$664
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$818
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$789
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$514
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$661
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$825
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$906
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1715
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$820
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2403
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2613
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$762
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$813
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$884
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$756
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$929
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$763
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$772
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$733
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$575
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$450
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$732
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$667
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$588
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$690
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$540
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$615
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$577
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$600
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$598
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$654
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694