Guangzhou vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$333
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$554
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
49
😀 Quality of life
75
58
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.63M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 18% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 6602nd and 7298th ($763 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 26th 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 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Novosibirsk ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 1036th and 5501st 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
$3.58
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$6.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$2.86
⛽ 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
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$6.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$3795

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Cities near Guangzhou

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 Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$619
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$495
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$519
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$541
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$562
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$357
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$556
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$556
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$605
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$550
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$555
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$406
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$520
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$669
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$615
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$586
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$534
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$612
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$630
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$595
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$622
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$628
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$698
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$490
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$599
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$447
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$624
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$626
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$687
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$735
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$530
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$544
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$782
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$535
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$791
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585