Guangzhou vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2801
🏠 One person rent
$333
$470
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$912
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$2379
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
97
96
😀 Quality of life
75
81
🏙️ Population
18.7M
824K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 33% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 6607th and 4716th ($742 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 70th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 955th and 406th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Sakai

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Guangzhou Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$4872
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$3082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$26.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$8669

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$997
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$995
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$996
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$990
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$988
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1012
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$982
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1015
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$984
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$978
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$986
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1116
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1012
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$994
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$957
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$968
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1058
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$956
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$957
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$990
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1284
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$994
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$933
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$966
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$965
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1009
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$972
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$945
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1006
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1105
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$956
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1006
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1055
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$969
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$977