Guangzhou vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$354
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
75
😀 Quality of life
74
75
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.96M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 30% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 6835th and 4988th ($782 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 79th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 2285th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Sapporo

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Guangzhou Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$10501

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1005
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1005
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1005
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1004
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1019
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1004
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$982
77 km or 48 mi Date
$978
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$957
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1004
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1002
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1001
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$933
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$927
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$998
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1006
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$936
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$996
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$990
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$969
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$986
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$986
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$982
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1067
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$982
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1029
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1009
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1016
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1007
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1057
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1070