Chengdu vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$242
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$1997
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
94
45
😀 Quality of life
73
73
🏙️ Population
20.9M
4.7M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 42% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 7269th and 4731st ($643 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 2nd in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.8 months in Jeddah. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1633rd and 1616th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Jeddah

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Chengdu Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.81
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$7.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$3.62
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$935
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$1859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$1264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$13.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$2.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$4.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$87.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$6667

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Distance City Cost of living
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$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1032
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$1361
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470