Guangzhou vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$333
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
35
😀 Quality of life
75
23
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.96M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 42% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6607th and 8335th ($742 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in China and Yemen, respectively. Check China vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 955th and 8884th 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
$4.17
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$2959

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840