Jeddah vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1146
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$512
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$899
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2297
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
78
😀 Quality of life
76
66
🏙️ Population
4.7M
12.6M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 124% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4650th and 8544th ($1146 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 860th and 3982nd 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
$6.67
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.1
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.93
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.48
🥤 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
$436
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.2
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.3
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2107
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.35
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.52
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.79
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.8
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.4
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6204
$19343

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$979
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$1003
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$829
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1215
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$905
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$902
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$910
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$961
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$488
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$861
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$486
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$937
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1131
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$520
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$329
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$482
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$969
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$846
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1006
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$487
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1078
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$335
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$362
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$342
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1637
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$336
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$546
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$481
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$662
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$381
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$943
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$482
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$360
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$781
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$877
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591