Riyadh vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$921
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
71
24
😀 Quality of life
77
39
🏙️ Population
7.01M
6.56M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 159% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 3292nd and 7649th ($1586 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Riyadh compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 796th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$10066

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$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610