Guangzhou vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$2295
🏠 One person rent
$354
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$810
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
48
😀 Quality of life
74
63
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.2M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 17% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6835th and 6098th ($782 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 16th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 2285th and 5641st 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
$2.86
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$7.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
20.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$2988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$4368

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$695
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$791
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$732
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$757
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$773
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$726
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$929
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$738
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$950
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$585
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$738
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$957
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$910
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$971
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$891
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1585
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$595
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$978
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$959
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$595
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$680
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$746
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$740
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$905
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$578
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$726
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$777
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$597
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$838
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$637
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$677
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$761
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$837
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$811