Guangzhou vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$333
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
71
😀 Quality of life
75
74
🏙️ Population
18.7M
7.01M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 55% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6607th and 2922nd ($742 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 955th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$9649

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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

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561