Guangzhou vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$3641
🏠 One person rent
$354
$932
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1570
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$912
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
8
😀 Quality of life
74
48
🏙️ Population
18.7M
24.7K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 52% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6835th and 3471st ($782 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in China and the Seychelles, respectively. Check China vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 2285th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Victoria

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Guangzhou Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$4.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$8971

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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 Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$724
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1237
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1233
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$743
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$481
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$553
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$807
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$815
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$812
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$749
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$604
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$819
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$796
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$588
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$551
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$564
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$544
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$496
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$408
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$523
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$712
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$542
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$419