Jeddah vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1155
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$541
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$841
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2303
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
100
😀 Quality of life
79
77
🏙️ Population
4.7M
24.9M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 2% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4809th and 4879th ($1155 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 894th and 1383rd 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
$6.64
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2007
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.34
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.72
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$85.1
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6703
$27624

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328 km or 204 mi Medina
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$918
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$903
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$911
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$940
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$500
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$862
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$499
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$860
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1116
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$533
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$348
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$498
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$967
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$825
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$971
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1069
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$365
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$428
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$346
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1627
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$354
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$560
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$498
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$826
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$517
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$925
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$499
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$398
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$769
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$879
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$500

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$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753