Guangzhou vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$352
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$642
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1425
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
69
😀 Quality of life
75
68
🏙️ Population
18.7M
720K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 18% less expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 6548th and 5814th ($774 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 703rd 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 Okayama. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 1055th and 3179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Okayama

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Guangzhou Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.46
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$24.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$16248

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$349

$907

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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
$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 Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$937
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$967
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$949
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$949
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$985
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$952
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$936
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$932
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$896
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$946
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$900
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$943
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$917
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$919
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$946
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1040
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$991
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$911
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$948
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$961
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1057
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$883
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$949
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$978
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$964
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1187
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1064
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$964
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$882
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1075
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1042
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1165
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$990
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1100
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$885
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1181
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1383
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1573
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1545