Guangzhou vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$2142
🏠 One person rent
$354
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
48
😀 Quality of life
74
61
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.64M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 11% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 6835th and 6431st ($782 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 30th 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 1 months in Novosibirsk. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Novosibirsk ranked 11th in Russia, while ranked 2285th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Novosibirsk

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Guangzhou Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$8.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
20.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$4.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$4901

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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
$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 Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$828
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$772
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$720
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$737
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$719
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$808
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$576
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$571
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$553
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$595
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$791
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$834
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$570
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$880
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$530
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$558
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$564
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$813
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$747
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$537
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$487
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$661
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$969
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$701
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$557
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$543
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$592
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$600
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$694
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$575
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$531
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$547
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$690
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$532
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$842
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891