Guangzhou vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$3517
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
86
😀 Quality of life
77
94
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.79M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 68% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6854th and 1059th ($785 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 6th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 1149th and 46th 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
$2.93
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$22670

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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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053