Quanzhou vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quanzhou	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1794	$3407
🏠 One person rent	$278	$921
🏘️ Family rent	$393	$1393
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.4	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$831	$2861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	71
😀 Quality of life	50	77
🏙️ Population	8.78M	7.01M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 58% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7155th and 3292nd ($666 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 1st in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Quanzhou ranked 57th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6224th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Riyadh

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	Quanzhou	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.47	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$425	$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.1	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.92	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2834	$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1563	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.14	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$469	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22902	$10359

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$940
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$828
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$870
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$989
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$878
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1218
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1226
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1810
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1719
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$944
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$713
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$548
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$557
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$879
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$895
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$541
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$853
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$537
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$507
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$586
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$588
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$940
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$558
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$895
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$561
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$489