Guangzhou vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2274
🏠 One person rent
$333
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$2374
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
97
46
😀 Quality of life
75
73
🏙️ Population
18.7M
594K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 26% less expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 6607th and 5322nd ($742 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 389th 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 2.4 months in Kagoshima. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kagoshima ranked 231st in Japan, while ranked 955th and 1545th 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
$4.17
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$36.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$2696
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$26.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$20.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$9009

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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 Kagoshima

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Hioki
$929
16 km or 10 mi Aira
$925
25 km or 16 mi Kirishima
$915
27 km or 17 mi Minamikyushu
$926
30 km or 19 mi Minamisatsuma
$925
30 km or 19 mi Ichikikushikino
$923
34 km or 21 mi Satsumasendai
$919
36 km or 22 mi Satsuma
$911
37 km or 23 mi Kanoya
$908
39 km or 24 mi Ibusuki
$915
44 km or 27 mi Makurazaki
$914
44 km or 27 mi Soo
$885
48 km or 30 mi Shibushi
$890
50 km or 31 mi Miyakonojo
$882
51 km or 32 mi Isa
$896
56 km or 35 mi Mimata
$863
58 km or 36 mi Izumi
$902
59 km or 37 mi Kobayashi
$871
71 km or 44 mi Minamata
$895
71 km or 44 mi Hitoyoshi
$884
78 km or 48 mi Nichinan
$856
89 km or 55 mi Miyazaki
$867
98 km or 61 mi Saito
$850
102 km or 63 mi Amakusa
$904
103 km or 64 mi Yatsushiro
$875
107 km or 67 mi Takanabe
$850
111 km or 69 mi Kami-Amakusa
$881
117 km or 73 mi Uki
$862
121 km or 75 mi Minamishimabara
$893
122 km or 76 mi Uto
$861
133 km or 82 mi Shimabara
$885
134 km or 84 mi Kumamoto
$886
135 km or 84 mi Mashiki
$860
136 km or 85 mi Hyuga
$879
142 km or 88 mi Unzen
$911
143 km or 89 mi Kikuyo
$859
145 km or 90 mi Koshi
$860
146 km or 90 mi Ozu
$864
147 km or 91 mi Isahaya
$931
147 km or 91 mi Nagasaki
$1011