Guangzhou vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$333
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
35
😀 Quality of life
75
19
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.96M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 39% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6602nd and 8269th ($763 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 1st in China and Yemen, respectively. Check China vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 1036th and 8890th 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
$3.58
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$2963

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810