Dongguan vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Dongguan Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$2961
🏠 One person rent
$265
$748
🏘️ Family rent
$450
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$817
$2297
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
68
70
😀 Quality of life
58
74
🏙️ Population
10.5M
7.01M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 47% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6665th and 3710th ($726 vs $1360) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th 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 1.7 months in Riyadh. Dongguan ranked 24th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5662nd and 1392nd 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
$3.47
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$298
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$201
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$862
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$53.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.42%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4788
$1755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3170
$1136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.53
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$5.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.4
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.1
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.4
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$422
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8371
$7248

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$760
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$1043
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$605
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$576
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$692
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$657
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2411
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2720
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$866
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$797
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$766
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1073
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$798
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$819
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$811
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$773
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$928
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$788
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$771
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$957
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$847
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$808
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$989
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$811
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$562
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$831
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$664
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$565
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$508
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$644
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$521
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$753
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$626
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$607
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$581
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1022
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$901
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$926
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$962
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$898
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$872
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$772
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1023
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1326
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1194
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1940
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1894
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1380
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$931
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$675
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$663
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$795
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$693
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$536
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$869
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$545
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$935
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$749
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$571
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$653
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1062
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$727
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$621
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$537
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$977
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$782
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$668
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$939
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$922
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$673