Maoming vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maoming	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$756	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$409	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$794	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$971	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	72
😀 Quality of life	44	78
🏙️ Population	6.17M	7.01M

The cost of living in Maoming is 54% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6647th and 2911th ($756 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Maoming ranked 136th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6657th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Riyadh

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	Maoming	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.06	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.81	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$684	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.4	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6271	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3451	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.53	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.63	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.84	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.4	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.76	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$476	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17434	$10598

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529