Hong Kong vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Hong Kong Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2720
$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6301
$2961
🏠 One person rent
$1835
$748
🏘️ Family rent
$3529
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$504
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2965
$2297
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
7.41M
7.01M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 100% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 217th and 3710th ($2720 vs $1360) 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 1.1 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 85th and 1392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hong Kong Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.33
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.43
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2264
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4294
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$862
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$53.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.82%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29924
$1755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$20559
$1136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.85
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.3
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.3
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.5
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$5.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$85.5
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.7
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$790
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18990
$7248

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2411
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$1043
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$657
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1601
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$576
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$726
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$692
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$760
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1073
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$605
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$797
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$866
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$766
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$798
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$811
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$928
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$957
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$819
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$989
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$808
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$847
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$788
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$773
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$495
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$562
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$771
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$831
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$565
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$811
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$664
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$508
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$753
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$792
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$644
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$865
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$521
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$592

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1022
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$901
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$926
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$962
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$898
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$872
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$772
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1023
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1326
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1194
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1940
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1894
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1380
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$931
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$675
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$663
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$795
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$693
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$536
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$869
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$545
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$935
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$749
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$571
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$653
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1062
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$727
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$621
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$537
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$977
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$782
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$668
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$939
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$922
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$673