Medina vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$659
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
23
99
😀 Quality of life
69
76
🏙️ Population
1.41M
24.9M

The cost of living in Medina is 1% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4843rd and 4880th ($1164 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 Medina compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 4103rd and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Shanghai

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Medina Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$27610

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378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789