Dongguan vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$265
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
67
70
😀 Quality of life
71
78
🏙️ Population
10.5M
7.01M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 57% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7308th and 3485th ($694 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3241st and 899th 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
$2.21
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

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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