Chongqing vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$229
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
76
70
😀 Quality of life
74
78
🏙️ Population
32.1M
7.01M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 61% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7730th and 3485th ($631 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1966th and 899th 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
$2.93
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459