Dongguan vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$181
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
71
😀 Quality of life
71
74
🏙️ Population
10.5M
7.01M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 64% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7769th and 2922nd ($589 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th 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 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2370th and 1210th 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
$2.08
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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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