Riyadh vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Riyadh Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1278
$778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2887
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$660
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$1026
$575
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2178
$844
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
68
20
😀 Quality of life
75
44
🏙️ Population
8M
6.49M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 64% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 3955th and 6270th ($1278 vs $778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Riyadh compared to 1.1 months in Shangrao. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shangrao ranked 197th in China, while ranked 917th and 6668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$3.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$267
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1122
$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$36.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.7
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1718
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$2851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.7
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$99.5
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6836
$16038

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310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$858
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$750
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$952
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$987
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$907
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$880
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1245
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1277
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1277
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$960
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$843
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1964
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1797
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1384
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$880
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$555
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$543
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$785
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$553
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$634
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$815
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$687
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$829
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$686
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$633
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1028
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$687
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$686
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$606
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$542
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$992
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$947
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$632
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$833
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$688
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$667
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$646
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$681
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$514
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$697
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$686
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$730
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$849
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$770
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$713
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$642
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$650
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$694
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$694
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$711
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$714
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$707
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$655
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$849
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$686
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$684
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$662
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$666
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$729
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$891
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$725
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$666
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$662
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$682
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$726
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$678
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$832
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$746
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$686
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$776
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$674
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$705
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$717
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$743
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$668