Cali vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1853
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$273
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$469
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
45
97
😀 Quality of life
53
75
🏙️ Population
2.47M
18.7M

The cost of living in Cali is 3% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6693rd and 6607th ($720 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 54th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6111th and 955th 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
$4.67
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.66
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.8
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.55%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.5
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.78
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6394
$18235

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$648
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$552
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$493
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$455
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$507
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$551
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$639
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$567
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$639
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$525
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$416
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$727
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$416
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$649
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$511
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$433
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$724
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$883
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$533
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$515
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$812
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$867
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$530
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$645
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$778
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$536
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$511
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$612
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$851
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$617
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$597
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$594
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$775
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$624
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$612
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$649
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$570
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$638
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620