Cali vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Cali Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$539
$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1353
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$204
$406
🏘️ Family rent
$350
$913
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.7
$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$349
$1248
😷 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 38% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8159th and 6006th ($539 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 16th 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 1.4 months in Guangzhou. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5946th and 696th 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
$3.78
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$1283
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.2
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.1
$62.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.05%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$834
$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$843
$5592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.34
$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.7
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$8.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.9
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$580
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4075
$25540

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$453
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$420
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$372
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$330
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$357
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$396
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$382
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$421
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$415
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$380
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$344
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$519
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$349
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$407
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$436
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$380
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$458
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$676
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$428
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$420
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$479
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$662
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$388
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$428
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$385
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$559
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$382
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$669
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$816
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$443
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$325
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$408
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$425
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$641
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$425
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$431
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$439
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$685
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$620
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$463

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$648
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$762
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$702
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$730
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$612
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$724
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$686
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$668
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$1079
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1610
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$757
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$716
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2380
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2884
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$692
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$701
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$718
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$721
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$656
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$709
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$700
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$689
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$516
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$775
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$702
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$732
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$760
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$717
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$788
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$661
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$1049
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$658
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$697
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$749
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$679
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$705
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$673
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$689
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$597