Dongguan vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$257
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
71
😀 Quality of life
69
77
🏙️ Population
10.5M
7.01M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 57% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7055th and 3292nd ($678 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3115th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$10359

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$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489