Guangzhou vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$354
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
23
😀 Quality of life
74
69
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.41M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 33% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6835th and 4849th ($782 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2285th and 4347th 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
$2.86
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$5515

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010