Medina vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$663
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
23
99
😀 Quality of life
69
75
🏙️ Population
1.41M
24.9M

The cost of living in Medina is 4% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4849th and 4971st ($1168 vs $1126) 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4347th and 1655th 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
$5.5
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$27781

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$795
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$1209
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$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765