Mecca vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$438
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$224
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1083
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
41
68
😀 Quality of life
57
70
🏙️ Population
2.43M
12.6M

The cost of living in Mecca is 97% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5338th and 8548th ($1031 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 485th 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 Zhengzhou. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6151st and 3567th 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
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.5
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1938
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1617
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.13
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.59
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4518
$21955

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567