Guangzhou vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$342
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$889
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
48
😀 Quality of life
77
48
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.64M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 16% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 6854th and 6043rd ($785 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 32nd 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 1 months in Novosibirsk. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Novosibirsk ranked 40th in Russia, while ranked 1149th and 6891st 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
$2.93
$7.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$918
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$72.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$9.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
23.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$5680

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Cities near Guangzhou

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 Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$785
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$754
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$630
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$795
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$787
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$780
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$585
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$586
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$559
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$602
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$837
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$819
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$595
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$954
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$545
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$575
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$571
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$784
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$763
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$553
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$500
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$687
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$1024
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$713
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$572
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$568
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$608
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$614
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$712
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$579
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$547
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$564
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$702
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$550
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$876
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952