Guangzhou vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$2696
🏠 One person rent
$333
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1699
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
97
70
😀 Quality of life
75
70
🏙️ Population
18.7M
935K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 27% less expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 6602nd and 5340th ($763 vs $1044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 437th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Kitakyushu. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kitakyushu ranked 317th in Japan, while ranked 1036th and 2364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Kitakyushu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$6.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$5404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$2556
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$5.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$9.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$37.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$55.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$12605

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1033
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$964
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$975
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$975
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$971
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$980
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$982
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$985
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$988
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$984
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$950
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$996
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$996
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$969
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$1006
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$994
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$924
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$966
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$917
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$1023
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$1020
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$1026
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$1026
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$1022
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$1026
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$1018
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$1025
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$1006
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$1024
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$1021
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$995
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1162
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$966
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$1021
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$925
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$1002
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$964