Guangzhou vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$322
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$762
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
49
😀 Quality of life
75
63
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.64M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 7% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 6838th and 6617th ($758 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 34th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 2100th and 5603rd 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
$2.82
$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$4627

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$802
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$708
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$679
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$659
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$649
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$745
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$530
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$529
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$510
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$548
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$761
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$786
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$522
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$837
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$486
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$544
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$520
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$575
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$767
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$685
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$525
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$472
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$618
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$909
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$675
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$544
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$518
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$577
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$583
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$680
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$559
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$521
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$537
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$681
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$527
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$762
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821