Guangzhou vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$333
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
20
😀 Quality of life
75
52
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.18M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 17% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6607th and 6017th ($742 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 15th in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 955th and 6150th 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
$4.17
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964