Arlington vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1856
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4502
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$1114
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$1920
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.6
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3964
$2496
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
90
73
😀 Quality of life
77
80
🏙️ Population
394K
7.01M

The cost of living in Arlington is 14% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2476th and 3418th ($1856 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1375th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Arlington Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.85
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1284
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$860
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2107
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.8
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.47
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1210
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23378
$9818

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2139
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2135
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2140
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2138
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$2133
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2140
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2217
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2183
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2179
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2136
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2133
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2184
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2108
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2143
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2200
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2190
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2144
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2162
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2447
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2145
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2223
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2222
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2287
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2145
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2199
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2038
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2187
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2185
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2250
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2315
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2246
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2176
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2199
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2497
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2268
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2216
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2369

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463