Riyadh vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$936
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
70
18
😀 Quality of life
78
46
🏙️ Population
7.01M
6.49M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 138% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 3485th and 7385th ($1628 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 234th in China, while ranked 899th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Shangrao

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Riyadh Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$25646

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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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628