Guangzhou vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$761
$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$331
$997
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$1466
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1249
$2428
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
97
72
😀 Quality of life
76
78
🏙️ Population
18.7M
7.01M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 55% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6838th and 3192nd ($761 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1232nd and 798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.77
$7.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1017
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$785
$1829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9539
$2648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3858
$1772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.81
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$8.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$2.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.5
$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.42
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$51.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.7
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.8
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$317
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16109
$9828

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$664
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$818
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$789
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$514
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$661
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$825
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$906
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1715
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$820
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2403
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2613
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$762
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$813
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$884
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$756
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$929
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$763
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$772
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$733
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$575
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$450
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$732
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$667
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$588
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$690
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$540
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$615
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$577
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$600
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$598
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$654
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$987
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$879
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1063
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1055
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$913
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$893
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1205
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1240
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1242
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1050
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1762
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1688
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1430
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$842
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$702
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$699
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$464
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$692
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$553
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$851
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$547
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$907
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$533
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1713
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1221
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$521
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$493
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$584
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$592
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1915
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1008
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$564
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$679
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$904
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$537
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$515