Luoyang vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luoyang Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1410
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$137
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.8
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$577
$2566
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
34
71
😀 Quality of life
43
74
🏙️ Population
7.06M
7.01M

The cost of living in Luoyang is 70% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8516th and 2922nd ($498 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th 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 1.2 months in Luoyang compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Luoyang ranked 238th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6813th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Luoyang Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.66
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.35
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.1
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.5
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.55
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1317
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.12
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.46
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.75
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.5
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.49
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.9
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10091
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$525
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$524
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$538
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$539
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$543
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$554
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$544
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$542
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$583
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$600
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$570
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$580
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$506
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$554
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$605
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$563
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$600
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$580
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$566
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$599
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$579
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$585
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$541
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$612
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$739
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$589
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$589
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$642
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$578
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$608
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$617
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$586
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$640
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$746
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$622
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$578
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$584

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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