Changsha vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$178
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$2566
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
71
😀 Quality of life
70
74
🏙️ Population
10M
7.01M

The cost of living in Changsha is 68% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8258th and 2922nd ($533 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th 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 1.6 months in Riyadh. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2707th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561