Chengdu vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1735
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$281
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.2
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
89
70
😀 Quality of life
75
78
🏙️ Population
20.9M
7.01M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 59% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7467th and 3529th ($666 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th 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 Chengdu compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1710th and 879th 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
$2.83
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$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
$362
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3917
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.92
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13059
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$625
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580

Cities near Riyadh

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