Atlanta vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2628
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6005
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$1574
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$2484
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5455
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
95
70
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
499K
7.01M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 61% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 688th and 3485th ($2628 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th 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 Atlanta compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 199th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Riyadh

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Atlanta Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.3
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.8
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.39
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1746
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1275
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2981
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.8
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3778
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2636
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$160
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1605
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$10912

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11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2410
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2360
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2387
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2376
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2372
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2406
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2352
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2409
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2416
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2334
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2405
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2243
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2486
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2429
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2458
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2651
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2968
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2289
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2494
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2069
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2253
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2472
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2105
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2254
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2240
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2003
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2233
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1922
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1771
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2187
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1993
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1602
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1852
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1967
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1955
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1930
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2010

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