Guangzhou vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$342
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
33
😀 Quality of life
77
42
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.96M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 48% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6854th and 8488th ($785 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in China and Yemen, respectively. Check China vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 1149th and 7615th 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
$2.93
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$4197

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$476
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$478
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910