Guangzhou vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$2405
🏠 One person rent
$354
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$1414
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
70
😀 Quality of life
74
75
🏙️ Population
18.7M
720K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 14% less expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 6835th and 6268th ($782 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 798th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Okayama. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Okayama ranked 112th in Japan, while ranked 2285th and 1654th 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
$2.86
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$6821
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$30.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$12437

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$920
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1080
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$958
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$929
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$959
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$959
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$941
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$934
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$1024
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$907
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$1011
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$906
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$1128
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$1188
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$1069
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$1001
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$982
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$959
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$1153
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$1024
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$944
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$970
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$913
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$939
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$948
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1011
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1302
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$957
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1006
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$898
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$954
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$968
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1313
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1066
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1253
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$932
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1453
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1562
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1554