Guangzhou vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$2393
🏠 One person rent
$322
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$1418
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
69
😀 Quality of life
75
72
🏙️ Population
18.7M
720K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 18% less expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 6838th and 6116th ($758 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 791st in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Okayama ranked 404th in Japan, while ranked 2100th and 3262nd 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
$2.82
$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.42
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$45.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$6628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$52.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$47.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$10787

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$931
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$973
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$945
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$975
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$980
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$958
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$956
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$1038
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$920
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$1026
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$924
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$1138
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$1199
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$1077
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$1021
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1000
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$975
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$1158
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$1037
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$964
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$990
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$927
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$951
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$964
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1029
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1304
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$977
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1024
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$916
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$972
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$987
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1317
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1077
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1260
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$954
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1457
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1584
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1558