Guangzhou vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$322
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$1576
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
97
70
😀 Quality of life
75
73
🏙️ Population
18.7M
935K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 30% less expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 6838th and 5054th ($758 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 117th 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 1.5 months in Kitakyushu. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kitakyushu ranked 304th in Japan, while ranked 2100th and 2677th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Kitakyushu

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Guangzhou Kitakyushu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$5.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$407
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$4631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$39.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$5.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$8.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$12730

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Cities near Guangzhou

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 Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1032
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$960
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$955
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$957
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$955
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$950
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$945
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$955
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$942
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$939
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$993
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$934
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$950
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$937
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$942
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$919
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$1027
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$939
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$938
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$931
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$936
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$929
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$933
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$930
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$931
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$909
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$926
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$876
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$924
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$906
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$873
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1065
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$920
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$919
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$874
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$1006
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$844
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$902
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$917