Riyadh vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Riyadh Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1278
$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2887
$1563
🏠 One person rent
$660
$167
🏘️ Family rent
$1026
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2178
$561
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
68
71
😀 Quality of life
75
48
🏙️ Population
8M
10.6M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 134% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 3955th and 8103rd ($1278 vs $547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 534th 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 months in Shijiazhuang. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 95th in China, while ranked 917th and 6364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Shijiazhuang

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Riyadh Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$3.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$153
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$98.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1122
$365
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$214
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$72.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.7
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1718
$2443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$4.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.7
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$99.5
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6836
$9737

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$705
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$858
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$750
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$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
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$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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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$668
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$660
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$663
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$667
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$680
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$656
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$684
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$665
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$661
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$733
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$655
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$796
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$520
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$661
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$672
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$673
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$671
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$794
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$717
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$671
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$752
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$512
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$661
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$666
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$664
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$647
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$658
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$756
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$559
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$660
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$682
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$693
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$669
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$840
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$663
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$787
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$711