Cali vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2137
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$330
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
47
96
😀 Quality of life
62
77
🏙️ Population
2.47M
18.7M

The cost of living in Cali is 8% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6549th and 6854th ($850 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 34th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5632nd and 1149th 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
$5.09
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.49%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$904
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.27
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.15
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6818
$19408

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$788
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$856
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$563
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$631
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$606
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$749
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$769
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$749
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$862
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$537
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$559
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$737
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$524
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$802
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$675
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$816
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$958
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$1106
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$694
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$672
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$1041
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1162
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$593
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$858
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$1012
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$557
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$680
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$613
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$864
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$1045
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$630
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$740
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$592
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$797
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$795
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$816
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$516
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$653
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$733

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711