Guangzhou vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$342
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
48
😀 Quality of life
77
63
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.2M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 25% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6854th and 5192nd ($785 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 14th 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 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 1149th and 5476th 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
$2.93
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.27
 Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$6.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$5021

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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 Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$705
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$749
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$821
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$804
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$834
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$781
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$981
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$771
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$1066
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$614
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$786
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$1055
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$1030
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$1014
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1678
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$626
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$1084
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$1068
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$648
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$694
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$792
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$789
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$974
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$604
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$791
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$775
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$635
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$845
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$691
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$748
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$830
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$895
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$873