Riyadh vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Riyadh Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1278
$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2887
$3323
🏠 One person rent
$660
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$1026
$942
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2178
$867
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
68
69
😀 Quality of life
75
68
🏙️ Population
8M
12.7M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 16% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3955th and 4472nd ($1278 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 0.8 months in Suzhou. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Suzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 917th and 3578th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$3.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1122
$1466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$62.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.7
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1718
$8558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$4586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.7
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$99.5
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$75.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$1765
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6836
$24231

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$705
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$701
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$693
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$852
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$667
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$726
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$776
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$684
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$685
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$952
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1379
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$778
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$674
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$665
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$754
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$672
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$681
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$677
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$683
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$662
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$891
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$674
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$652
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$673
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$726
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$689
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$573
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$666
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$711
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$655
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$664
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$674
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$729
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$882
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$811
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$681
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$673
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$680
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$832
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$666