Jeddah vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$511
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
100
😀 Quality of life
75
79
🏙️ Population
4.7M
24.9M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 1% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4828th and 4780th ($1123 vs $1136) 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 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1110th and 571st 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
$6.63
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$31401

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$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774