Atlanta vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2641
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5926
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$1592
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$2480
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$711
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5005
$2496
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
91
80
🏙️ Population
499K
7.01M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 62% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 647th and 3418th ($2641 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd 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 Atlanta compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 179th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Atlanta Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.8
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1682
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1323
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2780
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2071
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2885
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2139
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.1
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.22
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.63
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1237
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26158
$9818

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2416
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2419
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2384
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2379
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2503
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2370
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2423
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2345
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2413
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2412
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2333
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2421
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2193
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2466
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2421
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2454
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2242
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2563
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$3016
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2298
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2478
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1902
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2098
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2279
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2492
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2131
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2246
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$1982
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2362
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1891
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1879
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2186
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1824
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1600
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1820
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1925
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1910
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1948
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1981

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