Mecca vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$394
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$219
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1784
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
41
96
😀 Quality of life
54
80
🏙️ Population
1.68M
17.5M

The cost of living in Mecca is 10% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5103rd and 5744th ($1032 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Mecca ranked 8th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6051st and 460th 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
$6.11
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.4
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1443
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1095
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.89
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.32
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$127
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.24
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4708
$24305

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Cities near Mecca

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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584