Guangzhou vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1645
🏠 One person rent
$333
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$547
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
46
😀 Quality of life
75
55
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.21M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 19% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6602nd and 7383rd ($763 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 28th 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 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 1036th and 5846th 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
$3.58
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$5.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$5245

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$498
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$541
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$616
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$507
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$376
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$533
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$654
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$515
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$660
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$514
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$623
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$633
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$672
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$797
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$583
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1075
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$480
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$736
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$566
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$463
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$508
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$522
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$513
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$507
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$551
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$606
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$590
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$589
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$540
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$518
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$519