Guangzhou vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$1828
🏠 One person rent
$352
$328
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$616
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$48.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$647
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
46
😀 Quality of life
75
55
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.2M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 8% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6548th and 6811th ($774 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 24th 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 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 15th in Russia, while ranked 1055th and 5853rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Guangzhou Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$462
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$6.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
14.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$2295
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$5.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$4568

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$554
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$592
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$681
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$537
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$540
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$438
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$523
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$734
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$564
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$719
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$524
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$559
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$675
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$676
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$743
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$867
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$622
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1244
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$528
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$786
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$633
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$508
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$561
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$590
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$612
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$552
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$584
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$609
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$580
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$639
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$430
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$656
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$538
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$605
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$593
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$555
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$557