Guangzhou vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$3920
🏠 One person rent
$342
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$1276
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$1063
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
60
😀 Quality of life
77
73
🏙️ Population
18.7M
335K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 50% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 6854th and 3714th ($785 vs $1574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd in China and Costa Rica, respectively. Check China vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 1149th and 2425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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Guangzhou San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$585
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$3.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$5.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$9.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$4.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$16872

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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 San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1471
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1362
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1361
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$872
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1228
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1325
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$1024
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1929
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$844
246 km or 153 mi David
$909
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$796
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$706
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$817
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$788
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$665
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1112
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$503
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$759
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$716
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1147
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$791
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1144
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1185
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$982
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1396
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1590
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1373
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1361
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$909
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1132
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1123
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$678
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$756
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1291
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1261
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1254
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1231
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1183
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$619
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$832