Guangzhou vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2580
🏠 One person rent
$342
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$1251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
54
😀 Quality of life
77
72
🏙️ Population
18.7M
791K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 23% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6854th and 5436th ($785 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 299th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Niigata. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 1149th and 2749th 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
$2.93
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$17418

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009