Riyadh vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3629
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$944
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1530
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2731
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
78
80
🏙️ Population
7.01M
17.7M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 79% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2911th and 5950th ($1637 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 733rd and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.16
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2174
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.4
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.42%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2485
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1703
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.19
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.8
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.22
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$102
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10598
$22267

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$804
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$969
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$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
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$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
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$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609