Jeddah vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$583
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
99
😀 Quality of life
76
76
🏙️ Population
4.7M
24.9M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 5% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4730th and 4880th ($1210 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 1324th and 1178th 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
$5.59
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$27610

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$1031
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$976
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1164
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789