Medina vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Medina | Shanghai | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Medina is 11% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4439th and 4858th ($1215 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Medina compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 3899th and 675th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 422 km or 262 mi | Ar Rass | |
| 477 km or 296 mi | Unaizah | |
| 531 km or 330 mi | Tabuk | |
| 585 km or 363 mi | Bisha | |
| 593 km or 368 mi |  Port Sudan | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Dumat al-Jandal | |
| 615 km or 382 mi | Sakakah | |
| 650 km or 404 mi |  Sharm El Sheikh | |
| 657 km or 408 mi | Hurghada | |
| 661 km or 411 mi | Bareq | |
| 675 km or 419 mi | El Gouna | |
| 676 km or 420 mi | Dahab | |
| 680 km or 423 mi | Aswan | |
| 714 km or 444 mi | Luxor | |
| 717 km or 446 mi | Qena | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Riyadh | |
| 723 km or 449 mi |  Aqaba | |
| 729 km or 453 mi |  Eilat | |
| 742 km or 461 mi | Ma'an | |
| 757 km or 470 mi | Abha | |
| 758 km or 471 mi | As Sulayyil | |
| 810 km or 503 mi | Tafilah | |
| 827 km or 514 mi | Sohag | |
| 839 km or 522 mi | Al-Karak | |
| 861 km or 535 mi | Dimona | |
| 870 km or 540 mi | Arad | |
| 890 km or 553 mi | Beersheba | |
| 896 km or 557 mi | Asyut | |
| 901 km or 560 mi |  Hebron | |
| 902 km or 561 mi | Dura | |
| 902 km or 561 mi | Ofakim | |
| 905 km or 562 mi | Rahat | |
| 906 km or 563 mi | Amman | |
| 907 km or 564 mi | Najran | |
| 913 km or 567 mi | Bethlehem |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.4 km or 5.8 mi |  Pudong | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Taicang | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Kunshan | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Qidong | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Suzhou | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Jiaxing | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Haimen | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Changshu | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Nantong | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Zhangjiagang | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Wuxi | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Huzhou | |
| 141 km or 87 mi | Jiangyin | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Zhoushan | |
| 144 km or 89 mi | Ningbo | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Jingjiang | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Shaoxing | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Yixing | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Changzhou | |
| 160 km or 100 mi | Rugao | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Hangzhou | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Taixing | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Hai'an | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Liyang | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Yangzhong | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Guangde | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Danyang | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Taizhou | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Dongtai | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Zhenjiang | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Yangzhou | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Jurong | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Ningguo | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Yiwu | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Xinghua | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Yizheng | |
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| 260 km or 161 mi | Xuancheng | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Gaoyou | |
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