Riyadh vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$1749
🏠 One person rent
$946
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$356
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$835
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
70
74
😀 Quality of life
78
70
🏙️ Population
7.01M
9.07M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 184% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 3529th and 8176th ($1632 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 879th and 3872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Shenyang

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Riyadh Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$25508

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310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$483
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$522
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$545
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$454
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$507
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$447
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$537
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$504
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$541
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$562
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$523
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$517
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$543
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$553
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$532
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$540
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$560
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$536
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$534
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$544
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$590
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$477
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$568
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$562
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$534
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$559
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$514
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$542
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$599
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$540
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1540
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$578
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$607
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$588
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1560
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1539
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$523