Riyadh vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$946
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
70
17
😀 Quality of life
78
44
🏙️ Population
7.01M
7.82M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 171% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 3529th and 7914th ($1632 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 207th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 879th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$16802

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$815
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$931
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$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
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$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518