Guangzhou vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guangzhou	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$785	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2110	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$342	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$587	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.2	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1288	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	77	100
🏙️ Population	18.7M	5.45M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 72% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6854th and 370th ($785 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 1149th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Sydney

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	Guangzhou	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.4	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.46%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9091	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3444	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.78	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.6	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.1	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19408	$25164

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Cities near Guangzhou

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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863