Guangzhou vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$2392
🏠 One person rent
$352
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$2528
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
97
52
😀 Quality of life
75
87
🏙️ Population
18.7M
686K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 17% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6548th and 5882nd ($774 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 732nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 1055th and 271st 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
$3.42
$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$3.52
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$20
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$8368

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$349

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$931
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$940
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$961
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$966
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$969
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1041
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1019
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$975
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$976
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$983
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1042
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$971
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1028
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1027
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1034
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1035
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1034
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1029
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$981
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1032
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1041
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1042
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1041
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1045
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1039
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1049
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1081
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1080
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1095
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1034
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1045
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1100
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1065
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1138
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1016
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1055
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$929
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1083