Guangzhou vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2260
🏠 One person rent
$342
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$2185
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
96
53
😀 Quality of life
77
90
🏙️ Population
18.7M
686K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 12% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6854th and 6285th ($785 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 758th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Shizuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 1149th and 186th 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
$2.93
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$14291

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$883
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$888
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$912
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$915
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$923
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1003
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$984
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$929
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$936
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$941
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1012
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$932
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1003
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1004
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1006
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1005
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1010
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$941
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1003
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1018
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1020
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1024
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$995
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1018
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1021
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1022
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1018
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1018
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1029
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1033
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1002
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1073
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$972
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1023
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$887
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1016