Medina vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$391
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
20
24
😀 Quality of life
52
43
🏙️ Population
1.18M
6.56M

The cost of living in Medina is 54% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6017th and 7871st ($892 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 396th 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 6150th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$11076

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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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586