Chongqing vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$292
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
71
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
32.1M
7.01M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 57% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6733rd and 2922nd ($712 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2233rd and 1210th 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
$3.98
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

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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