Mecca vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$979
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2659
$1915
🏠 One person rent
$371
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$905
$643
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1646
$707
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
42
24
😀 Quality of life
54
38
🏙️ Population
2.43M
7.82M

The cost of living in Mecca is 33% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5632nd and 6735th ($979 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 5982nd and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Shangqiu

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Mecca Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.96
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.2
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.05
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.62%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1496
$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1212
$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.88
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.6
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4682
$17921

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Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1146
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$905
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1003
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1215
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$829
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$902
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$910
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$861
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$937
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$961
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$488
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$482
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$486
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$969
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$520
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$846
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$487
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1131
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1006
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$329
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1637
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$546
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$481
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1078
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$335
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$662
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$482
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$342
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$362
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$486
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$336
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$943
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$496
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$781
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$381
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$507

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$600
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1385
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$584
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$787
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$545
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$660
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$580
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$577
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$591
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$643
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$484
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$602
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$591
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$800
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$633
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$586
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$547
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$538
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$591
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$593
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$548
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$571
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$512
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$575
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$625
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$552
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$551
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$528
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$519
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$575
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$637
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$522
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$505
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$591
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$571
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$561
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$479
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$529