Fukuoka vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2609
$2226
🏠 One person rent
$430
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$670
$830
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1287
$1294
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
80
97
😀 Quality of life
72
75
🏙️ Population
1.6M
18.7M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 37% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5120th and 6548th ($1057 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 31st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Fukuoka ranked 215th best city to live in Japan vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 1739th and 1055th 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
$3.85
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$0.95
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5198
$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2448
$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.87
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$4.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.3
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11983
$14511

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$922
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$917
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$911
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$918
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$921
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$903
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$919
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$896
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$921
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$910
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$916
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$872
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$847
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$916
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$908
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$913
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$899
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$866
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$848
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$830
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$916
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$913
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$910
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$884
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$916
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$916
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$872
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$866
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$852
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$839
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$895
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$850

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650