Auckland vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$3539
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$1446
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$2285
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	32	70
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	1.47M	7.01M

The cost of living in Auckland is 32% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1604th and 3529th ($2156 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 240th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Riyadh

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	Auckland	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$9443

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

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