Guangzhou vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guangzhou	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$322	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$570	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$832
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	8
😀 Quality of life	75	63
🏙️ Population	18.7M	24.7K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 52% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6838th and 3601st ($758 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 2100th and 5581st 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	$2.82	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.4	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9090	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3370	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.76	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.52	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.4	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14783	$8213

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$589
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$662
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$829
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$777
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$518
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$662
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$827
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$878
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1746
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$608
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$816
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2414
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$766
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$892
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$809
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$765
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$941
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$766
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$780
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$773
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$750
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$579
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$669
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$451
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$897
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$454
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$589
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$693
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$546
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$634
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$574
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$622
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$697
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$677

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420