Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 30.4% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 13.4% less for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 12.2% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.57
|
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 20.6% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR120.01
|
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR90,006.79
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR55.00
|
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
|
pay 19.1% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Beijing
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR269.02
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,479.29
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.72
|
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.46
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Riyadh
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,396.32
|
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,318.04
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
|
pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.20
|
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
|
pay 3.3% more for clothing
Riyadh
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.68
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.62
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.55
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR361.06
|
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
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