Austin vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2590
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6302
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$1683
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$3179
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5536
$2566
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
71
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
962K
7.01M

The cost of living in Austin is 58% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 548th and 2922nd ($2590 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd 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 Austin compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 126th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4238
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2575
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.76%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7634
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2615
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21605
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2179
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2095
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2191
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2150
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2146
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2093
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2175
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2146
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1989
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1902
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2158
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2066
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2219
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2186
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1829
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2071
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2220
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2136
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1988
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2737
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2108
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1801
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2148
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2128
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2126
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2149
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2129
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2221
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2199
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2118
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2143
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2306
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2141
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2055
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2107
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2338

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561