Atlanta vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2617
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5892
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$1587
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$2476
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$690
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5193
$2285
😷 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 60% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 699th and 3529th ($2617 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 606th 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 months in Atlanta compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Atlanta ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 231st and 879th 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
$20.9
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.7
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.13
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1741
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2969
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3301
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2480
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.48
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.89
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.9
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1409
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23857
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2392
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2390
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2375
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2373
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2330
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2366
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2395
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2340
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2415
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2429
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2321
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2418
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2201
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2525
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2447
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2453
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2220
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2722
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2980
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2282
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2544
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2090
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2270
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2490
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2109
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2239
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2253
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$1990
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2251
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1919
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1791
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2202
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1932
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1593
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1814
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1966
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1946
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1928
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2004

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