Guangzhou vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$2091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$4764
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1244
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$2137
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$560
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$3073
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
79
😀 Quality of life
77
93
🏙️ Population
18.7M
568K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 62% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 6854th and 1777th ($785 vs $2091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 28th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Surrey. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Surrey ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 1149th and 74th 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
$2.93
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$1258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$9648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$8547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$12113

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Surrey

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2411
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2493
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2295
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2100
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2505
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2247
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2420
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1953
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2523
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1869
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1840
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2185
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2098
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2081
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2427
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2690
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2580
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2661
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2727
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2709
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2714
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2736
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2728
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$2782
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2734
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1855
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2749
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$3012
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3602
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$3183
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2479
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3164
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2884
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2843
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2797