Guangzhou vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$960
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2437
🏠 One person rent
$333
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$1444
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
68
😀 Quality of life
75
70
🏙️ Population
18.7M
720K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 23% less expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 6607th and 5599th ($742 vs $960) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 552nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Okayama ranked 485th in Japan, while ranked 955th and 2946th 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
$4.17
$6.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.85
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
1.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$3983
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$2923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$53.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$27.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$6.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$46.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$9023

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$919
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1004
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$926
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$923
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$910
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$946
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$920
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$902
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$894
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$885
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$901
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$888
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$900
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$913
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$889
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$900
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$983
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$965
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$890
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$900
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$939
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1002
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$907
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$920
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$968
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$909
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$972
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$912
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$879
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1030
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1003
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$958
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$916
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$945
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$882
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1132
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1012
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1041
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1036