Atlanta vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2540
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5770
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$1567
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$2549
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5608
$2861
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
71
😀 Quality of life
90
77
🏙️ Population
499K
7.01M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 60% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 714th and 3292nd ($2540 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st 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 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 140th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Atlanta Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.73
$1.99
 Cappuccino
$5.27
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1286
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2880
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2127
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2438
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$17.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.47
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.47
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.17
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1299
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27237
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2337
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2317
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2253
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2267
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2501
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2270
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2303
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2255
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2314
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2275
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2237
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2353
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2338
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2450
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2387
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2365
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2044
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2756
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2025
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2191
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2492
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1501
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1677
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2194
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2140
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2087
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2168
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2164
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2214
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2205
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1834
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1909
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2125
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1709
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1627
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1668
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1822
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1813
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1960
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2041

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489