Medina vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$391
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
20
24
😀 Quality of life
52
41
🏙️ Population
1.18M
7.82M

The cost of living in Medina is 20% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6017th and 6604th ($892 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 53rd 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 Medina compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 6150th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$14498

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$844
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$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543