Jeddah vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$511
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
78
😀 Quality of life
75
66
🏙️ Population
4.7M
12.6M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 115% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4828th and 8506th ($1123 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 1110th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Zhengzhou

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Jeddah Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$19861

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328 km or 204 mi Medina
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395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$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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$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619