Guangzhou vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Guangzhou Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$863
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$4689
🏠 One person rent
$406
$844
🏘️ Family rent
$913
$1851
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$504
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$318
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1248
$2854
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
97
100
😀 Quality of life
76
100
🏙️ Population
18.7M
14M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 51% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6006th and 2147th ($863 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 696th and 1st 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
$4.43
$7.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$4.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$1052
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$2582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$1415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.1%
1.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13272
$8885
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5592
$5220
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.79
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$7.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$7.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$9.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.73
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$70.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.8
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$580
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25540
$16527

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$648
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$762
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$702
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$730
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$612
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$724
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$686
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$668
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$1079
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1610
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$757
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$716
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2380
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2884
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$692
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$701
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$718
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$721
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$656
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$709
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$700
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$689
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$516
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$775
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$702
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$732
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$760
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$717
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$788
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$661
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$1049
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$658
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$697
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$749
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$679
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$705
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$673
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$689
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$597

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1058
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1052
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1074
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1084
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1050
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1057
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1083
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1078
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1055
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1066
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1054
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1048
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1088
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1051
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1094
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1133
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1076
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1048
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1093
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1186
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1059
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1080
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1041
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1070
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1051
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1048
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1050