Mecca vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2620
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$472
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$791
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1156
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
41
99
😀 Quality of life
58
75
🏙️ Population
2.43M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mecca is 2% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5028th and 4971st ($1107 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 months in Mecca compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6123rd and 1655th 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
$4.49
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1402
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.86
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.7
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.7
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4622
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765