Mecca vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$438
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$224
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1083
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
41
21
😀 Quality of life
57
46
🏙️ Population
2.43M
6.56M

The cost of living in Mecca is 70% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5338th and 7943rd ($1031 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6151st and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Shaoyang

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Mecca Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.49
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.5
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1938
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1617
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.13
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.59
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4518
$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619