Cali vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$829
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2097
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$318
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
47
96
😀 Quality of life
60
74
🏙️ Population
2.47M
18.7M

The cost of living in Cali is 6% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6645th and 6835th ($829 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 5917th and 2285th 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
$4.79
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.04
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.68%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1099
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$890
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.2
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.39
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6650
$16938

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Distance City Cost of living
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$746
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$825
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$537
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$606
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$592
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$719
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$738
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$709
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$789
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$529
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$547
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$717
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$514
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$757
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$637
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$777
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$919
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$1062
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$663
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$640
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$992
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1071
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$575
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$813
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$915
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$569
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$667
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$613
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$902
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$1019
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$614
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$750
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$598
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$764
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$744
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$754
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$538
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$656
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$703

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694