Guangzhou vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$333
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$2552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
97
99
😀 Quality of life
75
82
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.54M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 33% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 6607th and 4726th ($742 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 73rd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 2.3 months in Kawasaki. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 955th and 355th 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
$4.17
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$5293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$15182

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045