Jeddah vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$495
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
45
24
😀 Quality of life
73
43
🏙️ Population
4.7M
6.56M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 91% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4731st and 7871st ($1100 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 396th 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 Shaoyang. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 1616th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Shaoyang

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Jeddah Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$11076

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$1032
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$1361
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586