Mecca vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$350
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1656
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
41
24
😀 Quality of life
53
39
🏙️ Population
2.43M
6.56M

The cost of living in Mecca is 54% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6019th and 7649th ($940 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6051st and 7013th 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
$5.18
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.7
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.82
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.53
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$363
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4675
$10066

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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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610