Guangzhou vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$5841
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1607
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$2790
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$3629
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
78
😀 Quality of life
74
93
🏙️ Population
18.7M
662K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 69% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6835th and 822nd ($782 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Vancouver. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 2285th and 53rd 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
$2.86
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$21986

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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
$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 Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2457
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2361
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2237
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2590
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2054
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$2034
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1865
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2526
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1884
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2128
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2470
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2539
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2710
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1872
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2628
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2641
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2674
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2717
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2734
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2739
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2778
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2200
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2737
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2702
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3041
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2475
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3559
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3154
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3292
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2896
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2915