Hong Kong vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$3407
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$921
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$1393
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$2861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	71
😀 Quality of life	88	77
🏙️ Population	7.41M	7.01M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 74% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 379th and 3292nd ($2753 vs $1586) 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 205th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Riyadh

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	Hong Kong	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$10359

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$940
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$828
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$870
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$989
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$878
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1218
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1226
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1810
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1719
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$944
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$713
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$548
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$557
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$879
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$895
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$541
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$853
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$537
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$507
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$586
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$588
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$940
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$558
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$895
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$561
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$489