Riyadh vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Riyadh Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1278
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2887
$1520
🏠 One person rent
$660
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1026
$436
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2178
$609
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
68
76
😀 Quality of life
75
68
🏙️ Population
8M
12.6M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 127% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3955th and 7903rd ($1278 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zhengzhou ranked 19th in China, while ranked 917th and 3600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Zhengzhou

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Riyadh Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$247
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1122
$533
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.7
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1718
$2792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$6.48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$2.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.7
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$99.5
$83.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6836
$5172

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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$666
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$671
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$677
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$667
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$674
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$719
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$714
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$671
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$671
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$681
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$658
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$671
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$669
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$662
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$681
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$655
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$675
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$667
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$672
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$705
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$663
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$669
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$691
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$655
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$662
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$682
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$786
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$559
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$652
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$772
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$840
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1512
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$678
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$778
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$759
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$794
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$745
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$673
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$698
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$668