Jeddah vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$583
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
95
😀 Quality of life
76
76
🏙️ Population
4.7M
17.5M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 22% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4730th and 5618th ($1210 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1324th and 1163rd 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
$5.59
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$21140

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$890
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$873
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$871
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$919
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$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2396
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$2663
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$678
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$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
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$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
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$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648