Dongguan vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$259
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$2285
😷 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 59% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7469th and 3529th ($666 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th 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 3662nd and 879th 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
$2.36
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$9443

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$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487