Cali vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$287
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
45
97
😀 Quality of life
51
75
🏙️ Population
2.47M
18.7M

The cost of living in Cali is 4% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6748th and 6602nd ($733 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6170th and 1036th 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
$4.68
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.84
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$345
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.72%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6178
$15919

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$652
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$718
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$477
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$462
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$520
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$541
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$619
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$562
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$641
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$501
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$483
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$653
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$398
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$488
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$641
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$748
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$868
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$544
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$504
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$871
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$873
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$475
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$681
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$789
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$528
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$526
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$618
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$902
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$851
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$523
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$687
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$592
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$634
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$584
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$642
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$574
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$651
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671