Guangzhou vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Guangzhou Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$863
$1278
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$2887
🏠 One person rent
$406
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$913
$1026
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1248
$2178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
68
😀 Quality of life
76
75
🏙️ Population
18.7M
8M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 32% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6006th and 3955th ($863 vs $1278) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 1.4 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 696th and 917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$84.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$74.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.1%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13272
$1718
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5592
$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.79
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$7.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.73
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$4.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$99.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.8
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$580
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25540
$6836

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$648
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$762
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$702
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$730
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$612
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$724
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$686
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$668
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$1079
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1610
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$757
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$716
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2380
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2884
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$692
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$701
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$718
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$721
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$656
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$709
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$700
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$689
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$516
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$775
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$702
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$732
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$760
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$717
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$788
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$661
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$1049
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$658
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$697
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$749
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$679
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$705
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$673
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$689
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$597

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$858
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$750
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$952
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$987
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$907
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$880
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1245
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1277
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1277
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$960
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$843
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1964
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1797
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1384
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$880
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$555
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$543
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$785
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$553
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$634
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$815
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$687
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$829
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$686
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$633
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1028
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$687
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$686
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$606
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$542
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$992
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$947
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$632
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$833
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$688
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$650