Riyadh vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Riyadh Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1278
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2887
$1948
🏠 One person rent
$660
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$1026
$449
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$92.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2178
$989
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
68
98
😀 Quality of life
75
71
🏙️ Population
8M
12.3M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 92% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 3955th and 7116th ($1278 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 367th 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 1.5 months in Wuhan. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Wuhan ranked 13th in China, while ranked 917th and 2065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1122
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$345
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.7
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1718
$3900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$2590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$5.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.7
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$99.5
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$5.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6836
$24225

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$705
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$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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$679
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$737
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$759
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$678
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$667
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$705
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$706
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$674
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$639
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$672
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$672
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$661
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$673
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$666
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$668
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$666
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$661
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$704
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$758
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$677
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$745
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$694
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$704
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$716
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$663
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$662
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$678
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$661
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$663
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$672
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$736
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$648
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$666
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$702
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$642
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$694
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$759
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$655
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$721
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$738