Guangzhou vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Guangzhou Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2901
🏠 One person rent
$342
$583
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$965
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$1673
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
77
76
🏙️ Population
18.7M
4.7M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 35% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 6854th and 4730th ($785 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Jeddah. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1149th and 1324th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Guangzhou vs Jeddah

Prices for goods and services in Guangzhou and Jeddah are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Guangzhou Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$415
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$52.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$4.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$6.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$91.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$56
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$8743

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Jeddah

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1031
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$976
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1164
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478