Amsterdam vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Amsterdam Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2311
$1278
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4982
$2887
🏠 One person rent
$1518
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$2324
$1026
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3717
$2178
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
68
😀 Quality of life
94
75
🏙️ Population
860K
8M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 81% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 294th and 3955th ($2311 vs $1278) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 31st and 917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.5
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1272
$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2516
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1909
$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$84.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.3
$74.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8970
$1718
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5663
$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.71
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$4.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$99.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.3
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11361
$6836

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$1622
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2226
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1790
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1910
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1664
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$1887
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$1921
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$1588
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1686
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1531
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1655
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1739
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1664
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1578
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1659
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$1799
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1658
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1656
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1664
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1570
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1660
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1555
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1661
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1487
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1664
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1972
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1657
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1670
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1650
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1492
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1659
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1452
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1735
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1657
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1797
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1755

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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