Riyadh vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$921
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
71
96
😀 Quality of life
77
79
🏙️ Population
7.01M
17.7M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 66% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3292nd and 5948th ($1586 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Riyadh compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 796th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$24117

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$783
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$940
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$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
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$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618