Mecca vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$438
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$224
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1083
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
41
99
😀 Quality of life
57
76
🏙️ Population
2.43M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mecca is 10% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5338th and 4880th ($1031 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.1 months in Mecca compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6151st and 1178th 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
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.5
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1938
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1617
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.13
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.59
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4518
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1210
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$890
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$976
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1164
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$873
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$871
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$993
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$834
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$864
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$919
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$483
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$475
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$484
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$938
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$513
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$738
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$481
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1124
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$947
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$350
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1628
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$532
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$476
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1036
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$379
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$748
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$476
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$334
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$439
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$478
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$338
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$872
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$488
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$753
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$429
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$497

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789