Guangzhou vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$333
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
97
82
😀 Quality of life
75
66
🏙️ Population
18.7M
5.38M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 8% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6607th and 6353rd ($742 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 3rd 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 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 955th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Saint Petersburg

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Guangzhou Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.78
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$6.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$6504

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438