Guangzhou vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2167
🏠 One person rent
$333
$335
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$1871
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
97
58
😀 Quality of life
75
72
🏙️ Population
18.7M
738K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 16% less expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 6607th and 6050th ($742 vs $886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 832nd 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 2.1 months in Kumamoto. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kumamoto ranked 325th in Japan, while ranked 955th and 2098th 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
$4.17
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$3.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$3332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$59.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$7.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$47.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$8419

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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 Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$860
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$860
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$861
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$859
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$862
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$864
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$865
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$866
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$864
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$875
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$873
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$885
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$881
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$874
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$893
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$881
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$871
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$911
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$868
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$877
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$899
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$931
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$904
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$873
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$913
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$879
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$904
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$884
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$898
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$876
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$879
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$892
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$886
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$903
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$932