Guangzhou vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$342
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$1337
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
23
😀 Quality of life
77
69
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.41M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 33% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6854th and 4843rd ($785 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 3rd 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 Medina. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1149th and 4103rd 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
$2.93
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$5520

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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 Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077