Mecca vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$979
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2659
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$371
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$905
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1646
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
42
78
😀 Quality of life
54
66
🏙️ Population
2.43M
12.6M

The cost of living in Mecca is 91% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5632nd and 8544th ($979 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 5982nd and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mecca Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.96
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.2
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.05
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.48
🥤 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
$260
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.62%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1496
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1212
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.88
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.6
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4682
$19343

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1146
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$905
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1003
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1215
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$829
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$902
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$910
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$861
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$937
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$961
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$488
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$482
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$486
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$969
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$520
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$846
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$487
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1131
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1006
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$329
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1637
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$546
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$481
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1078
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$335
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$662
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$482
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$342
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$362
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$486
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$336
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$943
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$496
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$781
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$381
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591