Hangzhou vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$391
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
71
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
11.9M
7.01M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 49% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6270th and 2922nd ($831 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 Hangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2093rd and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hangzhou Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$895
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6914
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.7
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26569
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740

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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