Mecca vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$350
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1656
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
41
100
😀 Quality of life
53
79
🏙️ Population
2.43M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mecca is 17% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6019th and 4780th ($940 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th 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 Mecca compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6051st and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Shanghai

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Mecca Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.7
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.82
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.53
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.7
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$363
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4675
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1123
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$895
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1096
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$853
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$837
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$895
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$915
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$828
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$934
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$488
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$492
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$940
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$944
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$490
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1094
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$988
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$324
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1586
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$550
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$491
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$988
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$314
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$489
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$333
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$935
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$393
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774