Guangzhou vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$1623
🏠 One person rent
$352
$217
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$423
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$403
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
97
11
😀 Quality of life
75
8
🏙️ Population
18.7M
760K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 17% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 6548th and 7141st ($774 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd in China and Somalia, respectively. Check China vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 1055th and 9243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$10
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
20.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$8448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$4.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$2.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$603

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$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$518
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$764
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$718
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$756
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$571
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$542
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$540
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$503
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$507
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$496
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$838
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$482
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$486
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$481
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$546
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$662
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$886
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$706
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$752
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$484
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$897
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$482
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$487
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$654
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$486
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$711
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$520
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$937
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$488
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$910
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$1006
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$902
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$943
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$905
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$541