Mecca vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$394
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$219
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1784
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
41
53
😀 Quality of life
54
53
🏙️ Population
1.68M
8.78M

The cost of living in Mecca is 50% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5103rd and 6882nd ($1032 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 102nd in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Mecca ranked 8th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 6051st and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mecca Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.4
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1443
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1095
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.89
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.32
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$127
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.24
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.3
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4708
$19406

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083