Guangzhou vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$354
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$2676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
74
96
🏙️ Population
18.7M
14.3M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 54% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6835th and 3249th ($782 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 2285th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Tokyo

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Guangzhou Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$16728

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005