Guangzhou vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$333
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
97
46
😀 Quality of life
75
60
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.47M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 9% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 6602nd and 6924th ($763 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 16th 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 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Yekaterinburg ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 1036th and 5229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Yekaterinburg

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Guangzhou Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$1941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$4718

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$539
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$531
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$559
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$698
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$490
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$567
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$782
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$620
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$422
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$484
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$540
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$451
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$503
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$463
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$630
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$654
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$533
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$480
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$589
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$513
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$541
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$406
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$530
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$522
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$612
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$376
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628