Guangzhou vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$333
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$1651
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
73
😀 Quality of life
75
89
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.96M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 37% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 6607th and 4509th ($742 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 30th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 955th and 170th 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
$4.17
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$10328

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$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

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117