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

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Guangzhou San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$3119
🏠 One person rent
$333
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1078
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$471
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$877
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
60
😀 Quality of life
75
67
🏙️ Population
18.7M
342K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 36% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 6607th and 4518th ($742 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 3rd in China and Costa Rica, respectively. Check China vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.8 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 955th and 4043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$9.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$64.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
8.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$4.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$9894

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1040
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1163
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1009
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$1024
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1147
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1114
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$1220
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1473
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$805
246 km or 153 mi David
$789
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$647
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$680
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$699
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$787
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$548
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$961
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$458
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$614
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$593
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$940
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$627
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$980
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1157
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$917
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1189
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1316
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1171
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1182
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1107
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1031
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$702
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$738
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1147
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1117
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1112
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1093
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$676
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$892