Fukuoka vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3045
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$475
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1344
$1294
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
81
97
😀 Quality of life
87
75
🏙️ Population
1.6M
18.7M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 52% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4702nd and 6602nd ($1162 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 49th 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 10th best city to live in Japan vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 256th and 1036th 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
$6.48
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.2
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.52
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.43
🥤 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
$457
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1023
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5481
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2558
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.96
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$4.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.09
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12612
$15919

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$1026
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$1026
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$1024
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$1025
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$1026
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$1021
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$1022
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$1023
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$1018
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$1020
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$1021
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$1015
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$1016
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$1006
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$1006
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$1007
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$1002
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$996
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$988
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$994
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$1003
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$995
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$998
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$980
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$985
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$982
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$1014
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$984
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$975
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$975
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$982
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$982
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$979
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$980
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$994
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$976
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$972
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$971

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671