Guangzhou vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$333
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1064
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$2198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
97
100
😀 Quality of life
75
79
🏙️ Population
18.7M
594K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 28% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 6602nd and 5234th ($763 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 362nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 1036th and 584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$6874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$4013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$9.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$19.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$12607

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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

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1056
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1106
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1016
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1078
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1079
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1068
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1033
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1124
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1112
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1044
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1095