Guangzhou vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guangzhou	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$785	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2110	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$342	$905
🏘️ Family rent	$587	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.2	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1288	$961
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	8
😀 Quality of life	77	49
🏙️ Population	18.7M	24.7K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 52% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6854th and 3452nd ($785 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 1149th and 6808th 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	$2.93	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.4	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.46%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9091	$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3444	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.78	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.6	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.1	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$69
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19408	$8750

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$627
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$694
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$873
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$801
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$548
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$678
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$858
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$995
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1734
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$638
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2396
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$777
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$793
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$908
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$828
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$766
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$954
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$778
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$802
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$797
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$739
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$600
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$682
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$473
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$751
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$758
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$474
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$612
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$714
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$528
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$648
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$601
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$620
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$602
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$705
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$711

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1196
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1196
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$745
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$511
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$563
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$810
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$819
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$802
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$747
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$611
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$871
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$586
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$546
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$533
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$417
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$540
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$682
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$543
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$415