Guangzhou vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$2378
🏠 One person rent
$354
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$1610
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
74
75
🏙️ Population
18.7M
738K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 18% less expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 6835th and 5985th ($782 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 651st 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 Kumamoto. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Kumamoto ranked 132nd in Japan, while ranked 2285th and 1814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Kumamoto

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Guangzhou Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$6.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$35.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$4227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$12557

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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 Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$896
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$893
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$899
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$896
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$898
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$895
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$894
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$893
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$890
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$899
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$887
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$897
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$898
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$886
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$902
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$894
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$862
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$904
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$843
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$859
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$820
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$907
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$906
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$903
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$856
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$907
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$899
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$904
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$852
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$889
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$897
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$881
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$910
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$909