Canberra vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$2063
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$354
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$829
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	30	96
😀 Quality of life	85	74
🏙️ Population	381K	18.7M

The cost of living in Canberra is 184% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1443rd and 6835th ($2223 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 32nd in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 479th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Guangzhou

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	Canberra	Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$16938

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

Cities near Guangzhou

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