Guangzhou vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guangzhou	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$3039
🏠 One person rent	$333	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.2	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$1634
😷 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 31% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6602nd and 4902nd ($763 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 146th 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 1.5 months in Niigata. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 1036th and 3769th 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	$3.58	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.41%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10222	$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4345	$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.06	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.2	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15919	$15392

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$602
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$678
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$830
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$808
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$491
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$641
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$824
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$958
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1590
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2427
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$801
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$852
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$895
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$819
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$783
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1014
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$780
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$774
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$774
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$746
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$795
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$691
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$794
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$813
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$592
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$605
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$725
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$538
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$618
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$607
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$623
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$611
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$671

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1035
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1041
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1047
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1048
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1042
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1046
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1112
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1053
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1091
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1082
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1106
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1048
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$1015
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1107
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1053
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1127
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$1000
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1087
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1054
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$1002
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$1004
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1062
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1081
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1012
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$998
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1017
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1061
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1063
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$1008
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$1016
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$989
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1066
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1046