Changsha vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$222
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$2861
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
71
😀 Quality of life
68
77
🏙️ Population
10M
7.01M

The cost of living in Changsha is 63% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7989th and 3292nd ($582 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th 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 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3254th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489