Guangzhou vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$333
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
97
82
😀 Quality of life
75
67
🏙️ Population
18.7M
5.38M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 13% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6602nd and 6204th ($763 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 2nd 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 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 1036th and 3645th 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
$3.58
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$6847

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525