Riyadh vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$936
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$719
😷 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 166% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 3485th and 7879th ($1628 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 222nd 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 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 899th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$19212

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$821
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$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522