Medina vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$659
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
23
21
😀 Quality of life
69
46
🏙️ Population
1.41M
6.56M

The cost of living in Medina is 92% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4843rd and 7943rd ($1164 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 4103rd and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Shaoyang

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Medina Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$13867

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$791
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$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619