Jeddah vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$583
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
68
😀 Quality of life
76
70
🏙️ Population
4.7M
12.6M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 131% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4730th and 8548th ($1210 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 485th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 1324th and 3567th 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
$5.59
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$21955

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$1031
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$976
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1164
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567