Guangzhou vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$333
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
97
96
😀 Quality of life
75
74
🏙️ Population
18.7M
13M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 29% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6602nd and 5091st ($763 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 1st in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 1036th and 1280th 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
$3.58
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$11652

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541