Riyadh vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$946
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$776
😷 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 172% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 3529th and 7929th ($1632 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 879th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$11939

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$793
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615