Riyadh vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$996
$133
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$777
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
71
85
😀 Quality of life
74
70
🏙️ Population
7.01M
9.07M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 238% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2922nd and 8600th ($1642 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 538th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 1.6 months in Shenyang. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 1210th and 2673rd 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
$7.92
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.69
 Cappuccino
$4.36
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$19578

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$449
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$502
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$510
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$515
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$517
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$524
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$520
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$536
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$519
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$537
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$550
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$523
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$513
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$523
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$565
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$531
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$560
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$559
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$541
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$543
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$515
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$585
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$595
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$566
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$557
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$526
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$562
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$551
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$606
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$555
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1544
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$585
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$589
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$612
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1555
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1538
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$529