Guangzhou vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$871
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2340
🏠 One person rent
$342
$309
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$520
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$1363
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
70
😀 Quality of life
77
76
🏙️ Population
18.7M
720K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 10% less expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 6854th and 6433rd ($785 vs $871) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 823rd 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 1.6 months in Okayama. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Okayama ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 1149th and 1367th 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
$2.93
$5.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$66.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$6145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$3259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$50.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$28.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$8.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$14339

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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 Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$885
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1041
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$921
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$898
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$925
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$934
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$910
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$901
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$988
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$874
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$978
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$873
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$1088
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$1141
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$1030
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$969
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$957
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$932
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$1108
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$985
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$920
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$946
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$860
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$911
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$922
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$979
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1251
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$934
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$974
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$862
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$924
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$946
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1256
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1027
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1202
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$884
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$976
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1385
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1486
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1471