Guangzhou vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$333
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$510
😷 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 13% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 6607th and 7138th ($742 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 15th 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 0.8 months in Novosibirsk. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 955th and 5709th 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
$4.17
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$4125

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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 Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$558
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$487
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$411
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$537
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$566
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$347
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$628
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$620
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$637
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$551
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$543
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$402
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$669
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$634
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$628
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$638
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$605
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$614
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$660
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$651
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$667
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$641
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$636
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$488
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$641
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$444
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$673
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$669
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$735
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$738
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$582
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$595
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$734
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$590
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$878
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556