Guangzhou vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$333
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
97
62
😀 Quality of life
75
67
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 14% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6607th and 7206th ($742 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in China and Belarus, respectively. Check China vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 955th and 3890th 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
$4.17
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$5767

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760