Guangzhou vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guangzhou	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$333	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.2	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$4357
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	75	100
🏙️ Population	18.7M	5.03M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 68% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6602nd and 923rd ($763 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 4th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 1036th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Melbourne

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	Guangzhou	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.58	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.41%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10222	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4345	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.06	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.2	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15919	$21306

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$602
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$678
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$830
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$808
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$491
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$641
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$824
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$958
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1590
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2427
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$801
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$852
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$895
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$819
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$783
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1014
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$780
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$774
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$774
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$746
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$795
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$691
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$794
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$813
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$592
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$605
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$725
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$538
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$618
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$607
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$623
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$611
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$671

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913