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Buraydah vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Buraydah is 43.2% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 74.7% more in Buraydah
Groceries: pay 22.1% more in Buraydah
Transportation: pay 97.0% more in Buraydah
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Buraydah
Childcare: pay 73.2% less in Buraydah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.3% more in Buraydah
Clothing: pay 13.2% more in Buraydah

The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Buraydah are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Buraydah.

Buraydah vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buraydah instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 74.7% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Buraydah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$12.66 SAR47.50	+201.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$7.33 SAR27.50	+49.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$0.77 SAR2.90	+61.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$0.27 SAR1.00	-13.1%
Average			+74.7%

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pay 22.1% more for groceries

	Beijing	Buraydah
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$1.07 SAR4.00	-37.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$4.22 SAR15.83	-43.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$6.14 SAR23.02	-7.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$2.58 SAR9.70	+45.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$3.05 SAR11.45	+99.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$1.06 SAR3.99	+8.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.82 SAR3.08	+6.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$0.77 SAR2.90	-3.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$0.77 SAR2.90	+28.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$0.65 SAR2.45	+87.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$0.65 SAR2.45	+58.3%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 97.0% more for transportation

	Beijing	Buraydah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$2.31 SAR8.65	-45.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	$39.99 SAR150.01	+26.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$15,997.76 SAR60,002.02	-12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$24.00 SAR90.00	+418.7%
Average			+97.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Beijing	Buraydah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$70.12 SAR263.01	+442.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$573.25 SAR2,150.07	-38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$319.96 SAR1,200.04	-36.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$54.09 SAR202.89	+37.8%
Average			+101.2%

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pay 73.2% less for childcare

	Beijing	Buraydah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$266.63 SAR1,000.03	-62.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$3,732.81 SAR14,000.47	-83.9%
Average			-73.2%

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pay 67.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Buraydah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$1.60 SAR6.00	+42.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$3.63 SAR13.60	+25.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$6.40 SAR24.00	+52.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$135.51 SAR508.27	+134.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$15.33 SAR57.50	+82.3%
Average			+67.3%

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pay 13.2% more for clothing

	Beijing	Buraydah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$51.73 SAR194.01	-17.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$73.77 SAR276.68	+102.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$81.32 SAR305.01	-0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$71.10 SAR266.68	-32.6%
Average			+13.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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