Mecca vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$350
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1656
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
41
78
😀 Quality of life
53
66
🏙️ Population
2.43M
12.6M

The cost of living in Mecca is 80% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6019th and 8506th ($940 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 518th 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 Zhengzhou. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6051st and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Zhengzhou

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Mecca Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.82
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.53
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.7
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$363
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4675
$19861

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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619