Guangzhou vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guangzhou	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2226	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$352	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$830	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	75	100
🏙️ Population	18.7M	4.84M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 70% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6548th and 745th ($774 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 1055th 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	$3.42	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10125	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14511	$17957

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683