Fukuoka vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1054
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2538
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$426
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1513
$1117
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
81
97
😀 Quality of life
75
75
🏙️ Population
1.6M
18.7M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 42% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4954th and 6607th ($1054 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 176th and 54th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Fukuoka ranked 177th best city to live in Japan vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 1177th and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Guangzhou

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Fukuoka Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.2
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2992
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.8
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.89
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6355
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$916
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$920
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$915
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$919
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$915
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$919
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$915
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$917
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$905
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$914
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$914
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$910
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$893
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$876
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$879
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$902
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$900
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$898
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$894
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$873
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$886
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$879
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$899
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$895
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$897
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$894
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$913
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$893
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$890
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$891
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$892
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$877
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$877
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$868
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$905
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$871

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620