Adelaide vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Adelaide Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1915
$1278
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$2887
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$1757
$1026
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3034
$2178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
68
😀 Quality of life
93
75
🏙️ Population
1.3M
8M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 50% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1929th and 3955th ($1915 vs $1278) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in Australia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Australia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 55th and 917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Adelaide Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.4
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.43
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1069
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1351
$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$84.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$74.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6511
$1718
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3640
$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$2.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$4.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$99.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1425
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14932
$6836

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1651
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1563
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1557
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1105
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1696
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1654
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1660
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1764
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1613
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1381
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2154
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1747
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1510
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1650
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1940
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1598
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1561
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1659
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1659
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2217
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1615
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1502
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1572
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1607
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1540
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1441
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1544
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1562
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1719
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$1873
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$1674
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2397
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2043
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1778
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1663
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1743
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1982

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$858
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$750
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$952
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$987
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$907
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$880
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1245
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1277
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1277
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$960
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$843
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1964
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1797
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1384
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$880
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$555
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$543
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$785
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$553
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$634
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$815
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$687
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$829
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$686
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$633
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1028
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$687
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$686
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$606
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$542
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$992
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$947
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$632
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$833
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$688
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$650