Riyadh vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$921
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
71
98
😀 Quality of life
77
70
🏙️ Population
7.01M
12.3M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 129% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 3292nd and 6979th ($1586 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Riyadh compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 796th and 2526th 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
$7.92
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.65
 Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$9062

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310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611