Riyadh vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$946
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$1075
😷 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 146% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 3529th and 7496th ($1632 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 93rd 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 1.6 months in Tianjin. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 879th and 2445th 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
$8.06
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$19275

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547