Mecca vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2318
$2144
🏠 One person rent
$349
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$693
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$206
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1648
$1013
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
41
90
😀 Quality of life
53
71
🏙️ Population
2.43M
13.9M

The cost of living in Mecca is 32% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6020th and 6855th ($940 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 80th 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6053rd and 2297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mecca Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.14
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.7
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.63
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.23
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$776
$1074
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$67.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.7
$8.34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1498
$7779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.87
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.58
$3.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$102
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$367
$479
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4671
$16568

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1123
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$894
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
$919
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1026
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$833
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$933
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$881
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$490
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$490
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$941
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$949
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$491
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1091
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$987
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$325
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1588
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$487
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$989
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$315
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$490
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$334
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$498
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$933
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$503
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$394
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$513

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$699
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$694
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$789
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$743
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$612
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1071
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$770
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$673
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$621
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$676
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$481
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$670
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$686
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$607
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$669
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$612
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$674
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$865
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$759
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$746
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$589
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$719
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$617
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$669
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$633
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$659
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$617