Guangzhou vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
77
72
🏙️ Population
18.7M
13.3M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 53% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6854th and 3277th ($785 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 1149th and 2774th 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
$2.93
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$20160

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749