Riyadh vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$1804
🏠 One person rent
$936
$235
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$404
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$1093
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
70
74
😀 Quality of life
78
58
🏙️ Population
7.01M
9.07M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 166% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 3485th and 7878th ($1628 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 899th and 6059th 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
$7.94
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$22712

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$499
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$537
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$567
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$549
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$474
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$519
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$457
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$552
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$512
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$556
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$578
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$528
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$526
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$540
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$559
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$539
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$549
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$573
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$550
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$549
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$541
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$603
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1572
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$491
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$582
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$579
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$540
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$572
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$529
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$555
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$615
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$551
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1550
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$593
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$619
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$607
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1556
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1544
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$532