Mecca vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$438
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$224
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1083
$719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
41
17
😀 Quality of life
57
44
🏙️ Population
2.43M
7.82M

The cost of living in Mecca is 68% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5338th and 7879th ($1031 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 222nd 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 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 6151st and 7390th 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
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.5
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1938
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1617
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.13
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.59
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4518
$19212

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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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522