Jeddah vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Jeddah Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2637
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$497
$313
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1910
$1026
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
52
😀 Quality of life
73
56
🏙️ Population
4.7M
8.78M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 58% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4752nd and 6865th ($1084 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 115th 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 1.5 months in Quanzhou. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Quanzhou ranked 31st in China, while ranked 1628th and 5853rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.65
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$13.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$3.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$4.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.88
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$24.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.6
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.4%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$2778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$1670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.91
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$2.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.59
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.45
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.05
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95.4
$14
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.9
$23.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$8.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6487
$12808

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$977
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$726
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$814
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1062
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$935
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$939
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$973
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$894
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$901
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$493
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$902
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$718
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$523
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$271
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$494
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1022
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$931
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$749
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$492
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$970
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$237
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$226
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$300
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1360
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$514
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$302
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$433
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$546
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$674
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$419
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$830
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$739
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$493
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$280
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$824
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$763
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$496

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$685
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$865
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$792
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$688
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$753
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$680
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$508
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$671
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$679
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$884
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$971
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$690
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$866
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$869
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$827
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$808
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$911
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$888
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$989
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$847
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$805
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$1003
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$957
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1032
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1127
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$928
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$903
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$913
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$896
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$646
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$1000
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$762
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$831
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$704
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$651
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$819
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$656
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$647
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1073