Guangzhou vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guangzhou	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$782	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2063	$2607
🏠 One person rent	$354	$414
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$695
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$829	$1617
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	54
😀 Quality of life	74	74
🏙️ Population	18.7M	791K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 24% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6835th and 5487th ($782 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 361st in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Niigata. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 2285th and 2415th 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	$2.86	$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$3.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$951	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8986	$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3592	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.5	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.89	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.46	$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.71	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.1	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.6	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16938	$16483

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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	$666
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$848
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$795
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$534
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$674
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$844
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$939
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1718
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$621
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$832
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2415
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$765
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$807
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$896
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$816
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$760
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$943
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$769
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$790
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$789
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$730
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$589
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$673
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$464
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$738
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$814
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$465
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$602
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$699
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$533
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$638
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$587
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$608
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$609
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$698
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$694

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$984
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$999
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1011
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1016
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1024
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1015
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1056
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1023
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1099
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1037
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1072
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1060
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1083
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1018
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$975
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1085
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1031
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$968
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1100
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$961
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$954
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1058
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$941
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1022
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$948
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$958
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1035
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1058
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$942
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$948
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$983
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$961
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1035
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1041
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$969
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$926
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1045
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1032