Hong Kong vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2674
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6072
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$1749
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$3066
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$234
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1241
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
82
78
🏙️ Population
7.41M
7.01M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 64% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 621st and 3529th ($2674 vs $1632) 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 632nd and 879th 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
$7.89
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.97
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2025
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1485
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3592
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2650
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$25175
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16126
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.7
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1026
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22890
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487