Jeddah vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$512	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$707
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	45	24
😀 Quality of life	76	38
🏙️ Population	4.7M	7.82M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 56% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4650th and 6735th ($1146 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 860th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Shangqiu

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	Jeddah	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$17921

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529