Guangzhou vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$2558
🏠 One person rent
$322
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$810
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$2002
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
97
100
😀 Quality of life
75
81
🏙️ Population
18.7M
594K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 26% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 6838th and 5371st ($758 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 306th 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 2 months in Kawaguchi. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 2100th and 694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Kawaguchi

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Guangzhou Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$3676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$15648

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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 Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$972
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1028
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1024
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$975
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1039
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$997
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1049
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1038
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$961
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1055
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$994
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1004
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1116
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$990
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1115
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$998
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1066