Mecca vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$394
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$219
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1784
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
41
100
😀 Quality of life
54
78
🏙️ Population
1.68M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mecca is 13% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5103rd and 4461st ($1032 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Mecca ranked 8th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6051st and 558th 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
$6.11
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.4
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1443
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1095
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.89
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.32
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$127
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.24
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.3
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4708
$28143

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740