Guangzhou vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$3483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
97
86
😀 Quality of life
75
94
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.79M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 71% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6607th and 571st ($742 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 6th 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 955th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Toronto

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Guangzhou Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$18837

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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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2390
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190