Riyadh vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$936
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
70
21
😀 Quality of life
78
46
🏙️ Population
7.01M
6.56M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 169% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 3485th and 7943rd ($1628 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 899th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Shaoyang

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Riyadh Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$13867

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619