Dongguan vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$263
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$2496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
69
73
😀 Quality of life
72
80
🏙️ Population
10.5M
7.01M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 59% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7341st and 3418th ($662 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th 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 Dongguan compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3389th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Riyadh

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Dongguan Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$9818

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463