Guangzhou vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$354
$454
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$440
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
74
63
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.95M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 11% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6835th and 6441st ($782 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in China and Ukraine, respectively. Check China vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 2285th and 5524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Kyiv

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Guangzhou Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$65.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$6.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
18.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$9101

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628