Chengdu vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$242
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$2566
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
71
😀 Quality of life
73
74
🏙️ Population
20.9M
7.01M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 61% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7269th and 2922nd ($643 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th 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 1.6 months in Riyadh. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1633rd and 1210th 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
$2.81
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$3.62
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

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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