Riyadh vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$996
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$1041
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
71
90
😀 Quality of life
74
73
🏙️ Population
7.01M
13.9M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 139% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2922nd and 6886th ($1642 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 104th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 1210th and 1662nd 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
$7.92
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$16123

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310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600