Guangzhou vs Matsuyama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Matsuyama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$967
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$333
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$1951
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
97
52
😀 Quality of life
75
69
🏙️ Population
18.7M
507K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 23% less expensive than in Matsuyama. Cities ranked 6607th and 5545th ($742 vs $967) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 517th 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 months in Matsuyama. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Matsuyama ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 955th and 3433rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Matsuyama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$6.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$3659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$2631
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$51.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$25.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$6.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$9.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$54.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$9623

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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 Matsuyama

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Masaki
$903
9.7 km or 6 mi Tobe
$909
10 km or 6.4 mi Iyo
$906
11 km or 6.7 mi Toon
$911
34 km or 21 mi Imabari
$909
39 km or 25 mi Saijo
$919
42 km or 26 mi Ozu
$909
50 km or 31 mi Kure
$907
50 km or 31 mi Niihama
$915
52 km or 32 mi Yawatahama
$906
53 km or 33 mi Etajima
$887
57 km or 36 mi Seiyo
$912
58 km or 36 mi Takehara
$899
58 km or 36 mi Kumano
$889
63 km or 39 mi Iwakuni
$885
63 km or 39 mi Yanai
$881
64 km or 40 mi Kaita
$884
65 km or 40 mi Higashihiroshima
$908
67 km or 42 mi Otake
$885
68 km or 42 mi Hiroshima
$954
68 km or 42 mi Susaki
$941
69 km or 43 mi Ino
$954
70 km or 43 mi Hatsukaichi
$883
70 km or 44 mi Uwajima
$911
72 km or 44 mi Tosa
$951
73 km or 45 mi Mihara
$895
74 km or 46 mi Shikokuchuo
$923
76 km or 47 mi Onomichi
$882
77 km or 48 mi Kochi
$1000
77 km or 48 mi Hikari
$872
85 km or 53 mi Kudamatsu
$860
86 km or 53 mi Nankoku
$956
89 km or 55 mi Kami
$952
89 km or 55 mi Kan'onji
$912
91 km or 57 mi Fukuyama
$907
91 km or 57 mi Konan
$954
92 km or 57 mi Shunan
$850
92 km or 57 mi Fuchu
$879
93 km or 57 mi Mitoyo
$909
93 km or 58 mi Akitakata
$896