Guangzhou vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$3286
🏠 One person rent
$354
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1059
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$2341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
74
93
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.54M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 44% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 6835th and 4342nd ($782 vs $1399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 16th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 2285th and 62nd 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
$2.86
$7.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$5332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$3319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$9.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$12261

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144