Guangzhou vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$2429
🏠 One person rent
$354
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$2276
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
96
53
😀 Quality of life
74
89
🏙️ Population
18.7M
686K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 19% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6835th and 5951st ($782 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 630th 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 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 2285th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Shizuoka

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Guangzhou Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$16729

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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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$924
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$929
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$939
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$943
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$947
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1036
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1011
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$945
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$940
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$955
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1043
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$928
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1039
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1038
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1039
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1038
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1037
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$926
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1031
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1051
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1052
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$991
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1053
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1054
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1067
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1062
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1078
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1078
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1052
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1131
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1001
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1059
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$904
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1063