Guangzhou vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$3362
🏠 One person rent
$342
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$1140
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$2498
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
77
94
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.54M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 42% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 6854th and 4406th ($785 vs $1358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 15th 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 1.8 months in Kawasaki. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 1149th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Kawasaki

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Guangzhou Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$7.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$4657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$3168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$14111

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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 Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102