Guangzhou vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guangzhou	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$782	$1834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2063	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$354	$1020
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$829	$2529
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	46
😀 Quality of life	74	88
🏙️ Population	18.7M	750K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 57% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 6835th and 2723rd ($782 vs $1834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 95th 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 Winnipeg. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Winnipeg ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 2285th and 326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Winnipeg

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	Guangzhou	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$924
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$951	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8986	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3592	$2435
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.5	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.89	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.46	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.71	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.1	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$78.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.6	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$1107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16938	$13280

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1406
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1842
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1634
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1763
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2147
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1665
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1981
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2031
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1576
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1945
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1747
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2354
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1573
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1762
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2098
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2392
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2582
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2354
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2410
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1709
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2361
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2273
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2290
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2284
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2288
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2260
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2257
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2384
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2219
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2429