Arlington vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1807
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4757
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$1010
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$1967
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$539
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4550
$2566
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
71
😀 Quality of life
75
74
🏙️ Population
394K
7.01M

The cost of living in Arlington is 10% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2320th and 2922nd ($1807 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1872nd and 1st in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Arlington compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Arlington ranked 235th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1022nd and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Arlington Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.38
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1340
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2184
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2175
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.49
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.1
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.64
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.17
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1593
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21722
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2338
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2059
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2039
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2021
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2084
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1987
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2053
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2173
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2162
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2139
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$1872
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2236
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2017
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2193
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2306
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2108
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$1992
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2497
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2099
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2206
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2267
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2157
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$1804
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2199
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2149
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2223
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2323
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2235
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2242
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2111
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2301
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2516
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2200
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2384

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561