Riyadh vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$921
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
71
17
😀 Quality of life
77
37
🏙️ Population
7.01M
9.03M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 165% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 3292nd and 7790th ($1586 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 796th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$15431

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528