Guangzhou vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$322
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$1897
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
52
😀 Quality of life
75
72
🏙️ Population
18.7M
791K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 25% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6838th and 5515th ($758 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 404th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 2100th and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Niigata

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Guangzhou Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$14992

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001