Riyadh vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3629
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$944
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1530
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2731
$886
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
72
98
😀 Quality of life
78
70
🏙️ Population
7.01M
12.3M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 149% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 2911th and 7163rd ($1637 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th 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 1.4 months in Wuhan. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 733rd and 2475th 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
$9.31
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.16
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2174
$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.4
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.42%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2485
$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1703
$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.19
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.8
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.22
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$102
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10598
$8658

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395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
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$897
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$1223
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$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
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$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
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$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
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$619
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$651
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$660
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$638
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$679
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$635
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$645
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$600
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$615
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$630
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$591
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$589
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$584
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$619
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$613
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$569
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$596
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$637
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$591
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$588
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$549
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$576
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$591
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$577
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$558
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$556
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$664
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$533
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$600
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$604
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$506
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$555
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$637
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$561
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$602
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$586