Riyadh vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Riyadh Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1278
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2887
$2281
🏠 One person rent
$660
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$1026
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2178
$956
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
68
91
😀 Quality of life
75
73
🏙️ Population
8M
13.9M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 63% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 3955th and 6251st ($1278 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.2 months in Tianjin. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 917th and 1659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1122
$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.7
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
5.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1718
$5751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$3672
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.7
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$99.5
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6836
$9665

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$706
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$711
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$663
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$665
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$756
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$762
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$671
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1254
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$658
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$664
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$672
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$666
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$671
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$663
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$520
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$669
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$670
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$656
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$665
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$752
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$680
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$796
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$675
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$693
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$671
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$667
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$751
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$663
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$655
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$660
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$668
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$660
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$660
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$661
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$672
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$547
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$751
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$615