Guangzhou vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$342
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$692
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
77
68
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 15% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6854th and 6121st ($785 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in China and Belarus, respectively. Check China vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 1149th and 4446th 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
$2.93
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$14758

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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 Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853