Chengdu vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$251
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$2861
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
71
😀 Quality of life
72
77
🏙️ Population
20.9M
7.01M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 58% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7209th and 3292nd ($660 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 Chengdu compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1933rd and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Riyadh

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Chengdu Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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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