Alexandria vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$103
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
51
70
😀 Quality of life
56
78
🏙️ Population
5.36M
7.01M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 75% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8976th and 3529th ($400 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6248th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Riyadh

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Alexandria Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487