Riyadh vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Riyadh Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$946
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
70
18
😀 Quality of life
78
47
🏙️ Population
7.01M
6.49M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 145% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 3529th and 7479th ($1632 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 91st 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 Shangrao. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 879th and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Riyadh vs Shangrao

Prices for goods and services in Riyadh and Shangrao are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Riyadh Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$30231

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$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
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$586
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$610
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$594
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$617
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$428
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$628
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$595
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$598
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$697
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$682
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$539
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$667
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$599
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$544
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$634
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$654
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$634
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$644
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$763
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$705
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$646
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$579
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$602
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$665
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$860
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$656
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$603
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$652
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$588
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$680
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$680
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$630
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$643
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$651
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$682
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$668
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$603
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$633