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¥29.59
|
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 25.1% more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Riyadh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
$4.02
SAR15.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
$6.57
SAR24.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
$2.66
SAR9.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
$3.82
SAR14.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
$0.77
SAR2.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
$0.81
SAR3.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
$0.60
SAR2.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$0.67
SAR2.52
|
|
pay 61.5% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
$2.29
SAR8.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
$27.82
SAR104.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
$31,995.90
SAR120,160.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
$16.80
SAR63.08
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Riyadh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
$75.45
SAR283.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,318.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
$771.57
SAR2,897.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
$71.19
SAR267.37
|
|
pay 54.3% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
$398.81
SAR1,497.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,408.80
|
|
pay 73.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Riyadh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
$2.00
SAR7.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
$4.65
SAR17.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
$7.47
SAR28.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
$107.87
SAR405.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
$17.33
SAR65.09
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
$54.05
SAR202.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
$58.60
SAR220.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
$107.57
SAR403.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥801.88
|
$98.29
SAR369.11
|
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