Guangzhou vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2116
🏠 One person rent
$342
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
77
64
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.95M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 8% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6854th and 6533rd ($785 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in China and Ukraine, respectively. Check China vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 1149th and 5360th 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
$2.93
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
17.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$2604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$5.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$10572

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676