Quanzhou vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$644
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1639
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$260
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$370
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$893
$2731
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
54
72
😀 Quality of life
66
78
🏙️ Population
8.78M
7.01M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 61% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7256th and 2911th ($644 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Quanzhou ranked 34th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4015th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Quanzhou Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.07
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.46
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$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
$217
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.68
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2767
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1714
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.72
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20567
$10598

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$664
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$669
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$649
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$603
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$630
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$648
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$813
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$894
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$728
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$770
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$796
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$897
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$451
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$821
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$747
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$581
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$655
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$814
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$443
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1073
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$569
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$956
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$967
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$731
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$601
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$788
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$681
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$761
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$671
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$598
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$726
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$585
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$936

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$804
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$969
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$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
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$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
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$597
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$1828
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$979
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$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