Guangzhou vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1155
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$322
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$2303
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
97
45
😀 Quality of life
75
79
🏙️ Population
18.7M
4.7M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 34% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 6838th and 4809th ($758 vs $1155) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 4th in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2100th and 894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Jeddah

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Guangzhou Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.14
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$2007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$7.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$5.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$85.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$56
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$6703

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1162
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$964
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1182
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$918
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$903
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$911
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$940
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$500
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$862
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$499
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$860
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1116
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$533
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$348
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$498
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$967
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$825
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$971
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1069
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$365
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$428
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$346
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1627
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$354
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$560
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$498
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$826
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$517
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$925
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$499
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$398
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$769
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$879
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$500