Medina vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$673
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
22
96
😀 Quality of life
70
78
🏙️ Population
1.41M
17.5M

The cost of living in Medina is 35% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4743rd and 6334th ($1182 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4114th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$22402

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$791
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$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634