Mecca vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$394
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$219
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1784
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
41
78
😀 Quality of life
54
67
🏙️ Population
1.68M
12.6M

The cost of living in Mecca is 104% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5103rd and 8471st ($1032 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Mecca ranked 8th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 6051st and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mecca Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.4
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1443
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1095
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.89
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.32
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$127
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.24
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.3
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4708
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617