Jeddah vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$495
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
100
😀 Quality of life
73
78
🏙️ Population
4.7M
24.9M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 8% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4731st and 4461st ($1100 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 Shanghai. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1616th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Shanghai

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Jeddah Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$28143

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328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
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$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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$1074
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$731
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$771
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$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740