Guangzhou vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$354
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$1156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
96
41
😀 Quality of life
74
58
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.43M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 29% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 6835th and 5028th ($782 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1 months in Mecca. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2285th and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Mecca

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Guangzhou Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$4622

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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

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514