Foshan vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$156
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$1784
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
95
41
😀 Quality of life
73
54
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.68M

The cost of living in Foshan is 44% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 7900th and 5103rd ($575 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 5th in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1721st and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$4708

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$742
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$812
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$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490