Riyadh vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Riyadh Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2961
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$748
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2297
$821
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
70
83
😀 Quality of life
74
71
🏙️ Population
7.01M
9.07M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 134% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 3710th and 7764th ($1360 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 381st 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shenyang ranked 16th in China, while ranked 1392nd and 2228th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.69
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$522
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$51.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.15%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1755
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1136
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.46
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.92
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$101
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7248
$19549

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310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$443
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$542
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$551
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$548
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$539
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$549
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$529
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$544
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$535
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$548
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$562
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$583
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$552
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$530
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$555
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$593
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$554
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$580
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$565
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$563
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$553
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$533
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$588
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$613
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$586
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$580
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$538
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$576
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$522
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$553
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$623
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$553
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1549
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$593
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$610
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$604
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1556
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1545
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$526