Canberra vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2604
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5825
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$1591
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$2539
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2863
$1117
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
30
97
😀 Quality of life
82
75
🏙️ Population
381K
18.7M

The cost of living in Canberra is 251% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 522nd and 6607th ($2604 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 54th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 367th and 955th 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
$32.8
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$136
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.67
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.84
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1634
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2762
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2099
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8209
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6798
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.11
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.51
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.4
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1861
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14837
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Goulburn
$1723
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1430
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1610
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1463
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1691
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2348
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1903
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2741
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$1998
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1669
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1404
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1672
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1461
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1707
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1719
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1716
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1693
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1701
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1702
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1317
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2356
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1746
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1707
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1708
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1658
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1688
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1327
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1354
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1462
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1639
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1819
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1723
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1862
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2203
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1552

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620