Changsha vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$202
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$2496
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
72
80
🏙️ Population
10M
7.01M

The cost of living in Changsha is 64% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7882nd and 3418th ($592 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 1st in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3381st and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$9818

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463