Guangzhou vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$354
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
96
70
😀 Quality of life
74
78
🏙️ Population
18.7M
7.01M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 52% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6835th and 3529th ($782 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2285th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Riyadh

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Guangzhou Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487