Jeddah vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$511
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
96
😀 Quality of life
75
79
🏙️ Population
4.7M
17.7M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 17% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4828th and 5948th ($1123 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1110th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$24117

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$895
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$915
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$879
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$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2427
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$2753
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$641
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$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
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$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
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$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618