Guangzhou vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$2695
🏠 One person rent
$333
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$868
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$2204
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
97
45
😀 Quality of life
75
75
🏙️ Population
18.7M
4.7M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 32% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 6602nd and 4828th ($763 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th 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 1.7 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 1036th and 1110th 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
$3.58
$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.85
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$2216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$14.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$7.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$94.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$6009

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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
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$940
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$1096
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$853
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491