Guangzhou vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guangzhou	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$1009
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2226	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$352	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$830	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$2407
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	97	70
😀 Quality of life	75	73
🏙️ Population	18.7M	518K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 23% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 6548th and 5444th ($774 vs $1009) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 511th 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 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Utsunomiya ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 1055th and 1535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Utsunomiya

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	Guangzhou	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.42	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$96.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10125	$4788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$2991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$5.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14511	$15244

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1016
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1009
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1031
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1016
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1074
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1044
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1077
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1049
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1047
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1052
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1099
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1080
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1116
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1057
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1046
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1088
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1073
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1190
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1126
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1092
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1068
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1075
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1108
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1322
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1099
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1248
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1084
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1069
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1187
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1042
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1125
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1059