Riyadh vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3157
$1542
🏠 One person rent
$820
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2368
$655
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
70
16
😀 Quality of life
75
42
🏙️ Population
7.01M
9.03M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 156% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 3260th and 7773rd ($1457 vs $570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 361st 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zhoukou ranked 327th in China, while ranked 1142nd and 6968th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.97
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1541
$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.1
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.5
$9.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1920
$4260
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1229
$1898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$1.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.86
$24.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.93
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$102
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$51
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8290
$10077

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$652
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$954
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$812
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$977
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$996
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$885
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$938
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$732
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$992
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1335
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1171
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1040
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1928
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1872
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1396
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$937
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$651
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$644
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$757
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$662
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$429
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$819
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$457
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$931
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$717
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$514
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1498
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$668
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$918
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$705
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$555
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$613
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$520
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1955
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$974
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$785
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$673
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$890
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$576
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$548
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$611
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$600
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$646
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$570
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$578
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$556
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$579
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$607
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$746
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$619
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$694
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$495
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$544
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$636
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$528
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$650
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$572
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$780
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$590
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1401
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$572
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$563
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$635
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$596
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$587
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$640
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$560
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$566
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$575
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$563
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$617
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$622
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$571
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$706
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$608
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$632
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$624