Quanzhou vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$689
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1829
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$279
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.6
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$813
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
71
😀 Quality of life
53
74
🏙️ Population
8.78M
7.01M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 58% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6882nd and 2922nd ($689 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 102nd 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 Quanzhou compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Quanzhou ranked 50th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6124th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Quanzhou Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.25
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.58
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.4
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.29%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7109
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.4
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.65
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.09
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19406
$9649

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$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083

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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