Fukuoka vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2574
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$448
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1285
$792
😷 Air quality
Excellent
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 41% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5117th and 6838th ($1065 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Fukuoka ranked 180th best city to live in Japan vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 1848th and 2100th 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
$3.75
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$3.21
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.7
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5515
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$4.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12707
$14783

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$931
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$933
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$924
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$926
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$929
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$919
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$930
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$931
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$936
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$906
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$939
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$923
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$942
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$876
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$832
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$844
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$950
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$934
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$942
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$919
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$829
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$873
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$852
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$831
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$950
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$955
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$945
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$901
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$939
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$957
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$955
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$884
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$874
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$853
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$841
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$913
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$864
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$860

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