Guangzhou vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$352
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1611
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
97
99
😀 Quality of life
75
77
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.33M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 35% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6548th and 4495th ($774 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 1055th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$14676

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Distance City Cost of living
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$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125