Mecca vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$394
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$219
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1784
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
41
24
😀 Quality of life
54
41
🏙️ Population
1.68M
7.82M

The cost of living in Mecca is 39% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5103rd and 6604th ($1032 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Mecca ranked 8th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 6051st and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mecca Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.4
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1443
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1095
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.89
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.32
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$127
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.24
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.3
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4708
$14498

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543