Riyadh vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Riyadh Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1278
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2887
$2944
🏠 One person rent
$660
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$1026
$1080
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2178
$1640
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
68
95
😀 Quality of life
75
81
🏙️ Population
8M
17.5M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 18% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3955th and 4544th ($1278 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 1.5 months in Shenzhen. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 917th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1122
$1552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.7
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1718
$17933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$8408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.7
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$99.5
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6836
$25954

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$750
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$952
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$987
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$907
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$880
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1245
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$1277
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1277
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$960
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$843
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1964
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1797
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1384
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$880
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$555
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$543
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$785
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$553
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$634
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$815
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$687
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$829
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$686
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$633
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1028
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$687
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$686
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$606
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$542
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$992
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$947
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$632
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$833
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$688
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$650

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$2380
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$2884
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$686
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$762
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1610
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$612
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$757
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$702
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$863
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$648
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$709
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$668
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$692
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$730
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$724
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$716
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$718
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$702
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$701
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$732
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$661
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$721
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$656
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$700
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$689
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$516
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$788
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$775
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$717
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$689
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$744
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$697
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$831
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$597
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$812
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$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$749