Riyadh vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$996
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$627
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
78
😀 Quality of life
74
67
🏙️ Population
7.01M
12.6M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 224% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2922nd and 8471st ($1642 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 1210th and 3944th 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
$7.92
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617