Jeddah vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1155
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$541
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$841
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2303
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
45
70
😀 Quality of life
79
71
🏙️ Population
4.7M
12.7M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 50% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4809th and 6778th ($1155 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 894th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Suzhou

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Jeddah Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$3.64
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2007
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$4.46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.34
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.72
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$85.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6703
$15339

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$1162
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$964
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1182
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$918
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$903
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$911
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$940
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$500
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$862
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$499
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$860
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1116
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$533
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$348
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$498
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$967
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$825
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$971
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1069
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$365
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$428
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$346
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1627
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$354
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$560
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$498
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$826
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$517
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$925
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$499
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$398
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$769
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$879
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$500

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610