Canberra vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$2110
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$587
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$1288
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	30	96
😀 Quality of life	85	77
🏙️ Population	381K	18.7M

The cost of living in Canberra is 188% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1373rd and 6854th ($2258 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 34th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 438th and 1149th 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	$15.6	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$19408

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

Cities near Guangzhou

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