Jeddah vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$495
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
78
😀 Quality of life
73
67
🏙️ Population
4.7M
12.6M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 117% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4731st and 8471st ($1100 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 532nd in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 1616th and 3944th 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
$6.55
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$4818

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$1032
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$1361
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617