Riyadh vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$936
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
68
😀 Quality of life
78
70
🏙️ Population
7.01M
12.6M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 211% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3485th and 8548th ($1628 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 899th and 3567th 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
$7.94
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567