Amsterdam vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3203
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7246
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$2108
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$3473
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$661
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$259
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5294
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
95
70
😀 Quality of life
96
78
🏙️ Population
921K
7.01M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 96% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 126th and 3529th ($3203 vs $1632) 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 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 13th and 879th 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
$21.2
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.4
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2237
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1767
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3877
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2931
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.1
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11192
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7947
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.78
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.38
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.68
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2472
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21156
$9443

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2223
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2822
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2383
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2440
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2636
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2383
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2338
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2669
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2348
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2457
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1512
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2481
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2172
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2701
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2471
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2389
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2058
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2637
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1822
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1848
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2136
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2360
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2106
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2119
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2260
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2189
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$2002
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2094
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2055
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2200
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2132
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2206
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2340

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