Changsha vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$617
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1638
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$214
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1009
$2285
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
90
70
😀 Quality of life
72
78
🏙️ Population
10M
7.01M

The cost of living in Changsha is 62% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7792nd and 3529th ($617 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th 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 1.6 months in Changsha compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Changsha ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3307th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Riyadh

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Changsha Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3257
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.14
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.1
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8507
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487