Mecca vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2741
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$517
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1341
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
42
100
😀 Quality of life
57
77
🏙️ Population
2.43M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mecca is 3% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4793rd and 4879th ($1162 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.2 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 6119th and 1383rd 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
$4.79
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.46%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1216
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.36
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.24
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.5
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4655
$27624

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Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1155
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$918
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1182
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$903
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$911
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$862
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$860
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$940
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$500
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$498
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$499
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$967
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$533
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$825
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1116
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$971
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$348
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1627
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$560
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$498
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1069
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$365
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$826
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$499
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$346
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$428
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$500
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$354
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$925
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$512
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$769
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$517
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$522

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753