Guangzhou vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$322
$524
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$868
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$1641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
74
😀 Quality of life
75
90
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.96M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 36% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 6838th and 4750th ($758 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 38th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Sapporo ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 2100th and 239th 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
$2.82
$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$817
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$2303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$1644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$49.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$17.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$6.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$10519

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Cities near Guangzhou

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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1051
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1049
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1041
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1043
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1042
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1041
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1042
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$994
77 km or 48 mi Date
$991
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$973
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1032
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1031
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1035
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1065
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1007
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$936
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$937
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1014
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1021
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$945
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1010
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1015
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$972
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$991
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$995
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1064
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$994
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1004
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1025
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1003
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1015
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1006
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1068