Edmonton vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2063
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$354
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$829
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	64	96
😀 Quality of life	90	74
🏙️ Population	1.01M	18.7M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 140% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 2524th and 6835th ($1878 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 32nd in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 193rd and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Guangzhou

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	Edmonton	Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$16938

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

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