Riyadh vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$996
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$643
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
71
24
😀 Quality of life
74
41
🏙️ Population
7.01M
7.82M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 121% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2922nd and 6604th ($1642 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 1210th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$4.36
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$14498

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$768
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543