Medina vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$659
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
23
95
😀 Quality of life
69
76
🏙️ Population
1.41M
17.5M

The cost of living in Medina is 17% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4843rd and 5618th ($1164 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4103rd and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Shenzhen

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Medina Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$21140

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648