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

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Guangzhou San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1398
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$3421
🏠 One person rent
$322
$662
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$1102
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$509
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$981
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
60
😀 Quality of life
75
74
🏙️ Population
18.7M
342K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 46% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 6838th and 4260th ($758 vs $1398) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.7 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 2100th and 2458th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$9.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$804
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1349
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$868
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$84.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$52.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$1711
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$8.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$8.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$8.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$94.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$126
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$12743

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1303
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1241
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$821
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1288
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1236
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$953
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1714
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$864
246 km or 153 mi David
$925
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$768
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$698
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$790
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$760
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$673
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1122
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$467
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$735
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$682
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1150
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$770
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1150
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1188
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$981
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1400
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1560
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1377
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1371
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$836
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1097
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1090
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$739
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$729
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1362
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1273
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1262
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1238
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1182
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$627
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$780