Guangzhou vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$342
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$727
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$1083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
41
😀 Quality of life
77
57
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.43M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 24% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 6854th and 5338th ($785 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 6th 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 1.1 months in Mecca. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1149th and 6151st 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
$2.93
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$4518

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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 Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1210
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$890
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$976
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1164
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$873
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$871
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$993
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$834
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$864
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$919
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$483
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$475
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$484
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$938
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$513
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$738
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$481
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1124
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$947
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$350
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1628
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$532
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$476
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1036
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$379
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$748
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$476
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$334
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$439
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$478
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$338
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$872
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$488
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$753
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$429
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$497