Riyadh vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$936
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
70
81
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
7.01M
13.9M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 139% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 3485th and 7400th ($1628 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd 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 Tianjin. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 899th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Tianjin

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Riyadh Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$16559

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546