Guangzhou vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$322
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$702
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$2644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
97
52
😀 Quality of life
75
89
🏙️ Population
18.7M
686K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 26% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6838th and 5380th ($758 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 315th 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 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 2100th and 291st 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
$2.82
$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.98
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$19.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$19584

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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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$976
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$973
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$976
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$979
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$976
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1018
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$974
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$968
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$977
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1037
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$962
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1025
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1026
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1024
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1021
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1023
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$959
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1023
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1029
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1016
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1043
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1030
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1035
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1071
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1064
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1083
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1020
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1086
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1055
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1141
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1002
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1038
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$908
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1068