Riyadh vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$936
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
70
65
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
7.01M
12.7M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 104% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3485th and 6776th ($1628 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 899th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Suzhou

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Riyadh Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$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

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635