Jeddah vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$495
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
53
😀 Quality of life
73
53
🏙️ Population
4.7M
8.78M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 60% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4731st and 6882nd ($1100 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 102nd in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 1616th and 6124th 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
$6.55
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$19406

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083