Riyadh vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$936
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
70
95
😀 Quality of life
78
76
🏙️ Population
7.01M
17.5M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 64% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3485th and 5618th ($1628 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 899th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Shenzhen

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Riyadh Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$21140

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$821
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$938
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$834
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
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$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648