Jeddah vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$495
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
96
😀 Quality of life
73
80
🏙️ Population
4.7M
17.5M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 17% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4731st and 5744th ($1100 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1616th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Shenzhen

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Jeddah Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.69
🥤 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
$472
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$24305

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$1032
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$1361
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2410
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$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584