Amsterdam vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7127
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$2073
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$3318
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4747
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
95
70
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
921K
7.01M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 94% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 138th and 3485th ($3165 vs $1628) 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 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 24th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Riyadh

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Amsterdam Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2259
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1723
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3695
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11141
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.47
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2748
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20104
$10912

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2185
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2755
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2354
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2399
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1865
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2564
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2296
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2283
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2608
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2389
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2407
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1477
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2365
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2148
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2491
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2310
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2424
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2026
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2659
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1805
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$2053
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2104
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2341
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2077
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2220
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2253
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1942
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2040
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2082
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2152
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2166
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2112
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2247

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459