Guangzhou vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1209
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$2848
🏠 One person rent
$354
$584
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$940
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$2099
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
74
78
🏙️ Population
18.7M
4.7M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 35% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 6835th and 4757th ($782 vs $1209) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Jeddah. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2285th and 990th 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
$2.86
$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$1688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$86.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$7655

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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
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1107
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$964
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1168
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$906
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$893
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$902
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$942
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$498
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494