Riyadh vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$921
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
78
😀 Quality of life
77
66
🏙️ Population
7.01M
12.6M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 204% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3292nd and 8506th ($1586 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 796th and 3930th 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
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619