Medina vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$353
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
20
24
😀 Quality of life
67
39
🏙️ Population
1.41M
6.56M

The cost of living in Medina is 39% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6257th and 7649th ($853 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 3833rd and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$10066

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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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610