Mecca vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2620
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$472
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$791
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1156
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
41
68
😀 Quality of life
58
68
🏙️ Population
2.43M
12.6M

The cost of living in Mecca is 116% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5028th and 8643rd ($1107 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 498th 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 months in Mecca compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 6123rd and 4641st 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
$4.49
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1402
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.86
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.7
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4622
$21713

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556