Mecca vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2620
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$472
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$791
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1156
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
41
95
😀 Quality of life
58
77
🏙️ Population
2.43M
17.5M

The cost of living in Mecca is 18% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5028th and 6106th ($1107 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th 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 Shenzhen. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6123rd and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Shenzhen

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Mecca Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.49
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1402
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.86
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.7
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.7
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4622
$22916

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638