Riyadh vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$946
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$1151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
70
97
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
7.01M
12.3M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 150% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 3529th and 7564th ($1632 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 107th 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 879th and 2134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Wuhan

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Riyadh Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$8927

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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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584