Guangzhou vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$2478
🏠 One person rent
$322
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$626
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$1931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
97
46
😀 Quality of life
75
74
🏙️ Population
18.7M
594K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 25% less expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 6838th and 5446th ($758 vs $1016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 363rd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.9 months in Kagoshima. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kagoshima ranked 272nd in Japan, while ranked 2100th and 2456th 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
$2.82
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.61
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$530
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$39.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$4.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$6.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$12844

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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

Cities near Kagoshima

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Hioki
$931
16 km or 10 mi Aira
$927
25 km or 16 mi Kirishima
$918
27 km or 17 mi Minamikyushu
$925
30 km or 19 mi Minamisatsuma
$926
30 km or 19 mi Ichikikushikino
$923
34 km or 21 mi Satsumasendai
$919
36 km or 22 mi Satsuma
$915
37 km or 23 mi Kanoya
$917
39 km or 24 mi Ibusuki
$917
44 km or 27 mi Makurazaki
$915
44 km or 27 mi Soo
$889
48 km or 30 mi Shibushi
$898
50 km or 31 mi Miyakonojo
$888
51 km or 32 mi Isa
$905
56 km or 35 mi Mimata
$866
58 km or 36 mi Izumi
$911
59 km or 37 mi Kobayashi
$880
71 km or 44 mi Minamata
$909
71 km or 44 mi Hitoyoshi
$900
78 km or 48 mi Nichinan
$862
89 km or 55 mi Miyazaki
$852
98 km or 61 mi Saito
$846
102 km or 63 mi Amakusa
$900
103 km or 64 mi Yatsushiro
$907
107 km or 67 mi Takanabe
$853
111 km or 69 mi Kami-Amakusa
$903
117 km or 73 mi Uki
$914
121 km or 75 mi Minamishimabara
$900
122 km or 76 mi Uto
$914
133 km or 82 mi Shimabara
$899
134 km or 84 mi Kumamoto
$991
135 km or 84 mi Mashiki
$912
136 km or 85 mi Hyuga
$898
142 km or 88 mi Unzen
$894
143 km or 89 mi Kikuyo
$913
145 km or 90 mi Koshi
$914
146 km or 90 mi Ozu
$909
147 km or 91 mi Isahaya
$891
147 km or 91 mi Nagasaki
$948