Chongqing vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$226
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
71
😀 Quality of life
72
77
🏙️ Population
32.1M
7.01M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 58% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7185th and 3292nd ($662 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1966th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Riyadh

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Chongqing Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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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