Guangzhou vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$3289
🏠 One person rent
$352
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$1023
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$2647
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
97
96
😀 Quality of life
75
97
🏙️ Population
18.7M
3.76M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 42% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 6548th and 4098th ($774 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 18th 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 months in Yokohama. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 1055th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Yokohama

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Guangzhou Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$3
🥤 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
$659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$6501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$2873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$5.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$13410

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1249
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1012
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1028
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1143
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1039
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$960
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1125
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1091
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$1023
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$908
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1124
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$983
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$948
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1138
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1084
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1065
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1150
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1607
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$969
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1090
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1122
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$993
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1103
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1060
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1136
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1089
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1116
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1099
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1099
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1109