Hengyang vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hengyang	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$246	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.3	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$704	$2496
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	43	73
😀 Quality of life	49	80
🏙️ Population	6.65M	7.01M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 62% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7637th and 3418th ($622 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 136th 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 Hengyang compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Hengyang ranked 143rd best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6726th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Riyadh

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	Hengyang	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.7	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.11	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$203	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2989	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2356	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.26	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$317	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$9818

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$634
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$527
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$603
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$564
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$750
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$612
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$592
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$569
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$660
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$593
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$897
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$571
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$595
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$546
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$766
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$572
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$511
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$547
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$587
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$568
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$777
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$625
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$526
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$596
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$589
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463