Guangzhou vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2805
🏠 One person rent
$333
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$784
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$1511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
97
57
😀 Quality of life
75
70
🏙️ Population
18.7M
788K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 28% less expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 6607th and 5093rd ($742 vs $1033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 262nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Hamamatsu ranked 472nd in Japan, while ranked 955th and 2884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$3.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.35
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$72.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
0.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$3378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$2392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$26.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$15188

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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

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$966
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$940
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$961
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$962
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$948
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$933
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$964
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$952
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$934
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$960
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$954
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$941
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$936
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$956
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$932
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$975
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$965
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$992
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$980
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1004
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$967
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$975
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$976
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$990
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$982
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$958
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$987
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$966
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$972
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$999
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$994
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$977
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$996
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$982
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$971
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$999
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$954