Jeddah vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1155
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$541
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$841
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2303
$889
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
53
😀 Quality of life
79
70
🏙️ Population
4.7M
8.78M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 86% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4809th and 7641st ($1155 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 138th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 894th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Quanzhou

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Jeddah Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2007
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.34
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.72
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$85.1
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6703
$9321

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$1162
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$964
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1182
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$918
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$903
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$911
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$940
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$500
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$862
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$499
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$860
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1116
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$533
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$348
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$498
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$967
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$825
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$971
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1069
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$365
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$428
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$346
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1627
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$354
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$560
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$498
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$826
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$517
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$925
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$499
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$398
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$769
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$879
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$500

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941