Guangzhou vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$1202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$3492
🏠 One person rent
$352
$512
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$1302
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$2282
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
97
90
😀 Quality of life
75
93
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.33M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 36% less expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 6548th and 4476th ($774 vs $1202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 40th 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 1.9 months in Nagoya. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Nagoya ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 1055th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Nagoya

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Guangzhou Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$3.3
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$2452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$1499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$67.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$26.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$50.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$16142

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$985
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$988
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$998
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$997
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$984
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$987
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1003
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$963
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$978
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$985
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$983
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$954
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$960
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$976
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$988
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$964
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$995
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1092
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$985
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$990
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$998
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$991
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1015
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$943
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$991
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$951
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$985
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$939
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$990
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$964
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$982