Guangzhou vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$2407
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$5259
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1528
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$2705
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$3089
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
97
80
😀 Quality of life
75
80
🏙️ Population
18.7M
518K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 69% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 6607th and 831st ($742 vs $2407) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 10th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Surrey. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Surrey ranked 22nd in Canada, while ranked 955th and 457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Surrey

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Guangzhou Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$4.77
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$3165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$2363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$11457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$10205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$13.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$7.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$15.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$8.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$7382

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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

Cities near Surrey

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2595
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2595
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2329
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2034
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2564
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2255
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2529
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1990
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2251
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1760
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1455
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2134
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2445
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2576
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2451
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2585
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2604
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2627
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2663
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2750
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2837
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3118
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2729
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1721
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2728
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2920
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3262
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2974
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2313
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3345
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2758
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2814
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2651