Guangzhou vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2835
🏠 One person rent
$333
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$1593
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
97
95
😀 Quality of life
75
90
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.46M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 28% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 6607th and 5138th ($742 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 285th 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 1.6 months in Kyoto. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kyoto ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 955th and 118th 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
$4.17
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$5276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$5307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$8938

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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 Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006