Medina vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$353
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
20
96
😀 Quality of life
67
79
🏙️ Population
1.41M
17.7M

The cost of living in Medina is 11% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6257th and 5948th ($853 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 13th 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 Shenzhen. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 3833rd and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$24117

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618