Riyadh vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Riyadh Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2961
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$748
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$407
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2297
$688
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
70
25
😀 Quality of life
74
44
🏙️ Population
7.01M
6.56M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 107% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 3710th and 7060th ($1360 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 174th 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 months in Shaoyang. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shaoyang ranked 278th in China, while ranked 1392nd and 6779th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.69
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.07
🥤 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
$882
$332
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.15%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1755
$3374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1136
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.46
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.92
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$101
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7248
$9918

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$698
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1022
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$901
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$926
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$962
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$898
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$872
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$772
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1023
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1326
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1194
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1940
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1894
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1380
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$931
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$675
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$663
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$795
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$693
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$536
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$869
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$545
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$935
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$749
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$571
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$653
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1062
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$727
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$621
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$537
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$977
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$782
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$668
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$939
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$922
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$673

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$627
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$661
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$694
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$626
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$607
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$568
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$617
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$732
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$708
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$713
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$755
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$747
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$694
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$703
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$586
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$811
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$635
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$603
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$689
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$521
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$627
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$678
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$773
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$626
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$671
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$771
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$633
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$609
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$819
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$629
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$625
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$671
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$593
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$612
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$831
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$581
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$621
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$594
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$591