Cost of living comparison
China is 24.4% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in China instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 38.9% less for restaurants
Riyadh
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$3.04
CN¥21.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$5.19
CN¥37.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$0.30
CN¥2.15
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
Riyadh
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$1.65
CN¥11.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$5.98
CN¥43.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$7.16
CN¥51.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$1.65
CN¥11.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
$1.58
CN¥11.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$0.76
CN¥5.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.58
CN¥4.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.66
CN¥4.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$0.53
CN¥3.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.33
CN¥2.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.41
CN¥2.96
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
Riyadh
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$4.45
CN¥32.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.35
|
$22.24
CN¥160.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR120,000.61
|
$19,593.81
CN¥141,598.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR63.00
|
$3.91
CN¥28.25
|
|
pay 68.0% less for housing
Riyadh
|
China
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.98
|
$12.06
CN¥87.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,312.35
|
$335.80
CN¥2,426.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.76
|
$208.96
CN¥1,510.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR267.01
|
$39.78
CN¥287.47
|
|
pay 42.4% more for childcare
Riyadh
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.73
|
$483.22
CN¥3,492.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,353.66
|
$18,043.44
CN¥130,394.50
|
|
pay 52.1% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$1.08
CN¥7.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
$3.20
CN¥23.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$3.22
CN¥23.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.58
|
$42.07
CN¥304.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
$6.01
CN¥43.42
|
|
pay 27.4% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
China
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.70
|
$48.74
CN¥352.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.79
|
$31.37
CN¥226.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.46
|
$73.58
CN¥531.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.62
|
$76.83
CN¥555.20
|
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