Riyadh vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$946
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
68
😀 Quality of life
78
68
🏙️ Population
7.01M
12.6M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 219% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3529th and 8643rd ($1632 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 879th and 4641st 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
$8.06
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$21713

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$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556