Guangzhou vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$3318
🏠 One person rent
$333
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1162
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$2036
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
97
95
😀 Quality of life
75
91
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.46M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 37% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 6602nd and 4577th ($763 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 47th 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 1.7 months in Kyoto. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kyoto ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 1036th and 108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Kyoto

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Guangzhou Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$517
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$5617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$28.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$50.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$7456

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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 Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073