Atlanta vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2570
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5742
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$1586
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$2465
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$690
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5431
$2731
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
72
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
499K
7.01M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 57% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 704th and 2911th ($2570 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th 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 1.7 months in Riyadh. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 165th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Atlanta Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.1
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.39
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1651
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1325
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2827
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2730
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.7
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.72
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.13
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.9
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.6
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1442
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27299
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2339
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2277
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2284
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2441
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2268
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2285
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2254
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2302
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2319
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2235
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2282
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2166
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2390
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2208
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$1993
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2657
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$1928
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2195
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2435
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1541
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1974
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2213
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2094
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2148
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2159
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2149
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2076
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2127
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1888
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1839
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2128
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1704
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1636
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1652
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1726
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1736
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1901
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1982

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529