Guangzhou vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$333
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
71
😀 Quality of life
75
77
🏙️ Population
18.7M
7.01M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 52% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6602nd and 3292nd ($763 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 1st 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1036th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489