Guangzhou vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$2646
🏠 One person rent
$333
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1854
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
97
53
😀 Quality of life
75
69
🏙️ Population
18.7M
686K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 23% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6602nd and 5761st ($763 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 722nd 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 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 1036th and 2988th 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
$3.58
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.73
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$21.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$21319

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$964
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$970
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$989
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$993
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$995
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1031
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$999
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$1001
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$1008
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1055
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$993
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1042
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1044
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1043
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1045
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1046
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$996
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1045
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1050
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1053
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1046
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1067
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1062
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1103
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1096
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1116
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1038
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1059
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1121
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1086
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1161
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1042
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1064
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$981
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1103