Guangzhou vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$352
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
20
😀 Quality of life
75
66
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.41M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 36% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6548th and 4439th ($774 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1.3 months in Medina. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1055th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Medina

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Guangzhou Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.46
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$14.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$7421

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$829
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905