Foshan vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Foshan Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$605
$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1661
$2961
🏠 One person rent
$242
$748
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.2
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$965
$2297
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
70
😀 Quality of life
60
74
🏙️ Population
9.5M
7.01M

The cost of living in Foshan is 56% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7482nd and 3710th ($605 vs $1360) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 288th 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 1.6 months in Foshan compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Foshan ranked 23rd best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5368th and 1392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.35
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$862
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31
$53.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.31%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4842
$1755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2245
$1136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.91
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$5.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.95
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.34
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$163
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21121
$7248

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$760
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$692
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$576
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$726
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$766
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$797
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$657
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1601
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$798
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$1043
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$608
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2411
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2720
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$811
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$866
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$788
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$819
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$773
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$771
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1073
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$562
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$495
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$664
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$811
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$928
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$847
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$957
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$565
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$644
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$831
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$808
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$989
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$521
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$592
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$581
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$626
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$607
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$601

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$698
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$1022
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$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