Guangzhou vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Guangzhou Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$352
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$845
$925
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1143
$1034
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
97
95
😀 Quality of life
77
75
🏙️ Population
18.7M
12.5M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 19% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6512th and 5879th ($760 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 1st in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.1 months in Moscow. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 651st and 1190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Moscow

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Guangzhou Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$647
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1229
$1193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$731
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.6
$95.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$5.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11921
$6028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5116
$2964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.53
$5.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.66
$9.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.44
$5.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.95
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.3
$24.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.8
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$632
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21121
$9208

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$605
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$726
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$692
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$576
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$766
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$657
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$797
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$1043
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1601
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$798
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2411
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2720
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$866
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$819
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$811
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$788
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$773
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1073
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$771
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$562
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$495
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$811
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$928
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$847
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$957
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$664
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$831
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$808
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$989
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$565
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$644
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$521
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$626
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$581
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$592
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$607
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$508
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$854
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$722
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$580
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$633
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$652
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$608
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$716
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$620
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$533
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$518
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$615
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$520
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$457
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$497
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$483
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$425
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$588
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$462
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$393
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$421
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$492
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$431
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$473
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$494
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$623
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$432
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$451
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$409
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$437
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$394
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$588
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$428
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$668
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$441
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$415
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$477
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$423
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$420
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$397