Guangzhou vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$333
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$396
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
97
11
😀 Quality of life
75
7
🏙️ Population
18.7M
760K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 11% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 6602nd and 7018th ($763 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th 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 1036th and 9250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$9.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$67
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
19.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$3780
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$3.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$1.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$2.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$596

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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
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$527
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$671
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$626
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$667
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$584
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$554
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$553
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$814
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$489
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$491
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$491
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$550
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$686
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$810
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$711
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$799
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$491
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$946
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$488
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$490
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$590
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$492
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$719
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$524
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$934
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$491
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$988
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$895
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$895
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$535