Guangzhou vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1590
🏠 One person rent
$333
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
46
😀 Quality of life
75
56
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.25M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 25% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6607th and 7706th ($742 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 38th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 955th and 5856th 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
$4.17
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$5.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$5368

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$497
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$517
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$597
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$488
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$414
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$496
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$646
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$488
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$629
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$542
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$612
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$645
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$653
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$656
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$587
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1021
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$455
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$658
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$525
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$456
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$501
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$518
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$500
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$526
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$427
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$597
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$573
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$623
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$516
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$513
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$511