Guangzhou vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$5110
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1348
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$2367
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$3072
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
79
😀 Quality of life
74
94
🏙️ Population
18.7M
568K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 65% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 6835th and 1407th ($782 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 17th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Surrey. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 2285th and 49th 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
$2.86
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$12497

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2361
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2054
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2540
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2240
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2478
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$2034
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2526
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1884
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1865
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2128
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2470
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2710
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2539
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2628
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2641
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2674
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2717
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2734
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2739
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$2778
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2737
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1872
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2702
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$3041
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3559
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$3154
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2475
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3292
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2915
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2896
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2798