Guangzhou vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$333
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
97
96
😀 Quality of life
75
73
🏙️ Population
18.7M
12.5M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 27% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6607th and 5167th ($742 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 1.2 months in Moscow. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 955th and 1608th 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
$4.17
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$10868

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517