Guangzhou vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$333
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
97
62
😀 Quality of life
75
67
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.99M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 6% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6602nd and 6834th ($763 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 1st in China and Belarus, respectively. Check China vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 1036th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Minsk

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Guangzhou Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795