Guangzhou vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2272
🏠 One person rent
$342
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$590
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$1815
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
96
47
😀 Quality of life
77
74
🏙️ Population
18.7M
594K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 18% less expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 6854th and 5922nd ($785 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 566th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.9 months in Kagoshima. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Kagoshima ranked 203rd in Japan, while ranked 1149th and 1925th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Kagoshima

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Guangzhou Kagoshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$3855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$5.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$10.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$40
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$12053

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Kagoshima

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Hioki
$891
16 km or 10 mi Aira
$887
25 km or 16 mi Kirishima
$877
27 km or 17 mi Minamikyushu
$887
30 km or 19 mi Minamisatsuma
$886
30 km or 19 mi Ichikikushikino
$885
34 km or 21 mi Satsumasendai
$881
36 km or 22 mi Satsuma
$879
37 km or 23 mi Kanoya
$876
39 km or 24 mi Ibusuki
$881
44 km or 27 mi Makurazaki
$878
44 km or 27 mi Soo
$851
48 km or 30 mi Shibushi
$858
50 km or 31 mi Miyakonojo
$844
51 km or 32 mi Isa
$868
56 km or 35 mi Mimata
$825
58 km or 36 mi Izumi
$873
59 km or 37 mi Kobayashi
$840
71 km or 44 mi Minamata
$871
71 km or 44 mi Hitoyoshi
$858
78 km or 48 mi Nichinan
$816
89 km or 55 mi Miyazaki
$791
98 km or 61 mi Saito
$803
102 km or 63 mi Amakusa
$871
103 km or 64 mi Yatsushiro
$866
107 km or 67 mi Takanabe
$809
111 km or 69 mi Kami-Amakusa
$867
117 km or 73 mi Uki
$868
121 km or 75 mi Minamishimabara
$869
122 km or 76 mi Uto
$866
133 km or 82 mi Shimabara
$863
134 km or 84 mi Kumamoto
$922
135 km or 84 mi Mashiki
$866
136 km or 85 mi Hyuga
$855
142 km or 88 mi Unzen
$869
143 km or 89 mi Kikuyo
$866
145 km or 90 mi Koshi
$867
146 km or 90 mi Ozu
$867
147 km or 91 mi Isahaya
$878
147 km or 91 mi Nagasaki
$952