Mecca vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$350
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1656
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
41
96
😀 Quality of life
53
79
🏙️ Population
2.43M
17.7M

The cost of living in Mecca is 2% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6019th and 5948th ($940 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6051st and 556th 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
$5.18
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.82
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.53
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.7
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$363
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4675
$24117

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618