Guangzhou vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$3016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
78
😀 Quality of life
75
93
🏙️ Population
18.7M
662K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 71% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6607th and 587th ($742 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Vancouver. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 955th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Vancouver

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Guangzhou Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$14942

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Cities near Guangzhou

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 Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758