Hong Kong vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2614
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6294
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$1726
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$3471
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4054
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
89
74
🏙️ Population
7.41M
7.01M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 59% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 503rd and 2922nd ($2614 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Hong Kong compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 168th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hong Kong Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.76
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2033
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4405
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2942
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$28583
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18618
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$3
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.14
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.38
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20363
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611

Cities near Riyadh

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