Riyadh vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$946
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
70
58
😀 Quality of life
78
68
🏙️ Population
7.01M
10.6M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 231% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 3529th and 8757th ($1632 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 879th and 4718th 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
$8.06
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$5006

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$793
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$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716