Riyadh vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$996
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$1524
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
71
96
😀 Quality of life
74
80
🏙️ Population
7.01M
17.5M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 75% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2922nd and 5744th ($1642 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 Shenzhen. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1210th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$24305

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$768
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584