Mecca vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$350
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1656
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
41
24
😀 Quality of life
53
38
🏙️ Population
2.43M
7.82M

The cost of living in Mecca is 21% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6019th and 6542nd ($940 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.8 months in Mecca compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 6051st and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mecca Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.7
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.82
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.53
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.7
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$363
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4675
$18304

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1123
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$895
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1096
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$853
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$837
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$895
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$915
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$828
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$934
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$488
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$492
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$940
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$944
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$490
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1094
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$988
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$324
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1586
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$550
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$491
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$988
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$314
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$489
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$333
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$935
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$393
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542