Mecca vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2620
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$472
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$791
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1156
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
41
17
😀 Quality of life
58
44
🏙️ Population
2.43M
7.82M

The cost of living in Mecca is 84% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5028th and 7914th ($1107 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 207th 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 months in Mecca compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 6123rd and 7360th 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
$4.49
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1402
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.86
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.7
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.7
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4622
$16802

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518