Guangzhou vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$354
$220
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$83.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
12
😀 Quality of life
74
22
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.23M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 10% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 6835th and 7179th ($782 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 3rd in China and Somalia, respectively. Check China vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 2285th and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Hargeisa

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Guangzhou Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$3.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$3750
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$7393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$30.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$0.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$53.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$31.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$509
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$1152
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1153
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$601
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$572
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$571
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$526
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1022
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$491
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$494
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$492
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$551
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$743
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$863
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$491
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$775
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$497
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$724
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$531
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$865
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$498
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$902
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$931
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$893
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$906
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$542