Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 45.7% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 53.8% more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Riyadh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥30.01
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥40.01
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.64
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 25.1% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.34
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥49.32
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.91
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.63
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.43
|
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.93
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.73
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.30
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 61.5% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.45
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥250.09
|
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥150,054.01
|
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.81
|
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥98.16
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥7,004.53
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,058.41
|
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥304.60
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
|
pay 54.3% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥6,042.18
|
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥182,434.09
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
|
pay 73.4% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥10.00
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.96
|
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥25.01
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥448.99
|
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥60.02
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥473.63
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥254.33
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥616.18
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥813.20
|
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
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