Riyadh vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$936
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
70
14
😀 Quality of life
78
43
🏙️ Population
7.01M
9.03M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 167% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 3485th and 7898th ($1628 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 899th and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Zhoukou

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Riyadh Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$18568

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$821
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531