Medina vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$353
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
20
100
😀 Quality of life
67
79
🏙️ Population
1.41M
24.9M

The cost of living in Medina is 25% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6257th and 4780th ($853 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 3833rd and 571st 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
$5.99
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$31401

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$837
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$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774