Guangzhou vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$2916
🏠 One person rent
$352
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1530
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
52
😀 Quality of life
75
67
🏙️ Population
18.7M
791K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 27% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6548th and 5101st ($774 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 306th 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 1.4 months in Niigata. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 1055th and 3754th 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
$3.42
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$15118

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052