Guangzhou vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$322
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
35
😀 Quality of life
75
38
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.96M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 35% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6838th and 8195th ($758 vs $560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 1st in China and Yemen, respectively. Check China vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 2100th and 8072nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Sanaa

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Guangzhou Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$3336

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$498
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$500
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$512
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$499
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$498
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$522
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$860
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$517
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$911
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$560
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$586
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$903
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$499
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$559
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$500
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$918
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$826
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$533
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$502
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$500
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$694
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1169
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1175
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1016
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1162
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$971
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$864
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1155
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1627
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$817
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$1031