Quanzhou vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Quanzhou Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$687
$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1513
$2961
🏠 One person rent
$313
$748
🏘️ Family rent
$327
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.8
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1026
$2297
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
70
😀 Quality of life
56
74
🏙️ Population
8.78M
7.01M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 49% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6865th and 3710th ($687 vs $1360) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th 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 Quanzhou compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Quanzhou ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5853rd and 1392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Quanzhou Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.86
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.4
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.52
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.15
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$862
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.6
$53.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.29%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2778
$1755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1670
$1136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.94
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.35
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$5.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.2
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.4
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.23
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12808
$7248

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$685
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$865
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$792
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$688
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$753
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$680
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$508
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$671
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$679
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$884
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$971
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$690
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$866
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$869
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$827
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$808
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$911
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$888
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$989
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$847
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$805
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$1003
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$957
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1032
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1127
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$928
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$903
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$913
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$896
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$646
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$1000
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$762
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$831
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$704
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$651
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$819
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$656
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$647
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1073

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