Guangzhou vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$3648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
86
😀 Quality of life
74
95
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.79M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 69% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6835th and 897th ($782 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 4th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 2285th and 29th 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
$2.86
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$20314

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2309
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2357
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2222
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2151
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2360
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2089
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1910
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1801
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2073
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2083
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2087
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1901
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1999
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2277
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2173
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1992
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1870
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2035
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1735
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2027
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2034
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2029