Foshan vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$185
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$1656
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
95
41
😀 Quality of life
70
53
🏙️ Population
9.5M
2.43M

The cost of living in Foshan is 36% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 7753rd and 6019th ($602 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 7th 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 Foshan compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2359th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Mecca

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Foshan Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$4675

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$763
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$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1123
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$895
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1096
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$853
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$837
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$895
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$915
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$828
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$934
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$488
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$492
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$940
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$944
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$490
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1094
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$988
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$324
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1586
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$550
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$491
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$988
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$314
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$489
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$333
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$935
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$393
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514