Guangzhou vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$322
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
97
96
😀 Quality of life
75
73
🏙️ Population
18.7M
13.3M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 47% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6838th and 4141st ($758 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 2100th and 2664th 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
$2.82
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$15272

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772