Riyadh vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$921
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
71
90
😀 Quality of life
77
71
🏙️ Population
7.01M
13.9M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 123% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 3292nd and 6862nd ($1586 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Riyadh compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 796th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$16590

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$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618