Riyadh vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$946
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
70
65
😀 Quality of life
78
72
🏙️ Population
7.01M
12.7M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 109% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3529th and 6833rd ($1632 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 879th and 3150th 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
$8.06
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$17664

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310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623