Guangzhou vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1326
🏠 One person rent
$354
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$96.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
33
😀 Quality of life
74
40
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.96M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 42% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6835th and 8377th ($782 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in China and Yemen, respectively. Check China vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 2285th and 7844th 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
$2.86
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$3830

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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 Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$492
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$494
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$491
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$491
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$865
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$526
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$902
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$571
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$601
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$893
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$497
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$572
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$493
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$906
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$810
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$531
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$509
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$498
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$712
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1022
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1152
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1153
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1017
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1107
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$931
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$863
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1209
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1632
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$825
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$996