Edmonton vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1732
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3831
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$950
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1492
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$521
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3155
$1117
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
63
97
😀 Quality of life
92
75
🏙️ Population
1.01M
18.7M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 133% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 2554th and 6607th ($1732 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 96th and 54th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Edmonton compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Edmonton ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 77th and 955th 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
$14
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.5
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.9
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$718
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1166
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.2
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3053
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.22
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.3
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$638
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7157
$18235

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1694
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1688
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2113
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1860
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1722
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1675
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1858
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1629
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1835
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1696
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1424
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1718
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2798
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2484
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2276
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1526
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2022
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$1795
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2445
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1760
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2023
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1990
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1526
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2595
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1568
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$2034
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2407
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2595
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2529
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2564
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2251
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2329
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$1908

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