Arlington vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1907
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4693
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$1121
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.4
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3714
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
90
70
😀 Quality of life
78
78
🏙️ Population
394K
7.01M

The cost of living in Arlington is 17% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2397th and 3529th ($1907 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th 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 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 894th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Arlington Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.8
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.41
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1271
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2259
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.59
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.18
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.46
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1389
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25323
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2126
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2114
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2145
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2141
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$2114
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2124
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2219
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2198
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2195
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2128
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2076
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2175
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2105
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2129
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2193
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2193
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2152
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2142
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2461
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2155
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2190
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2212
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2258
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2135
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2188
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2076
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2196
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2177
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2208
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2246
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2233
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2147
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2177
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2357
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2127
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2225
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2393

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