Mecca vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$438
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$224
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1083
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
41
81
😀 Quality of life
57
74
🏙️ Population
2.43M
13.9M

The cost of living in Mecca is 51% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5338th and 7400th ($1031 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 83rd in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Mecca compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6151st and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Tianjin

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Mecca Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.49
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.89
 Cappuccino
$3.13
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.5
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1938
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1617
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.13
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.59
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4518
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1210
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$890
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$976
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1164
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$873
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$871
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$993
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$834
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$864
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$919
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$483
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$475
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$484
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$938
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$513
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$738
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$481
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1124
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$947
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$350
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1628
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$532
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$476
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1036
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$379
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$748
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$476
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$334
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$439
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$478
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$338
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$872
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$488
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$753
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$429
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$497

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546