Guangzhou vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guangzhou	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$333	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.2	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$2481
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	97	94
😀 Quality of life	75	80
🏙️ Population	18.7M	726K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 28% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 6602nd and 5210th ($763 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 346th 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 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 1036th and 517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Sagamihara

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	Guangzhou	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.58	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.41%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10222	$5827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4345	$3238
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$7.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.06	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.2	$35
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$54.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15919	$13986

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$602
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$678
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$830
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$808
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$491
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$641
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$824
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$958
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1590
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2427
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$801
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$852
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$895
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$819
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$783
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1014
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$780
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$774
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$774
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$746
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$795
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$691
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$794
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$813
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$592
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$605
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$725
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$538
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$618
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$607
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$623
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$611
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$671

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$1001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1070
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$982
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1057
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1252
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1037
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$942
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1071
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$983
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1106
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$976
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1124
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$988
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1095
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1112
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1074
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$1003
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1061
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1121
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1033
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1062
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1069
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1115