Baltimore vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baltimore Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2197
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$1386
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$2455
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4752
$2566
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
71
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
586K
7.01M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 34% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1292nd and 2922nd ($2197 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1152nd 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 Baltimore compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Baltimore ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 89th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Riyadh

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Baltimore Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.08
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.74
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1343
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1181
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2857
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.1
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.11
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.6
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.73
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.5
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1210
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30623
$9649

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Catonsville
$2421
21 km or 13 mi Owings Mills
$2518
23 km or 14 mi Columbia
$2674
30 km or 19 mi Laurel
$2258
31 km or 19 mi Edgewood
$2433
32 km or 20 mi Eldersburg
$2367
35 km or 22 mi Bel Air South
$2416
36 km or 22 mi Annapolis
$2849
37 km or 23 mi Bel Air North
$2401
37 km or 23 mi Bowie
$2362
40 km or 25 mi Greenbelt
$2359
42 km or 26 mi College Park
$2369
47 km or 29 mi Silver Spring
$2150
52 km or 32 mi Rockville
$2325
54 km or 34 mi Bethesda
$2685
55 km or 34 mi Gaithersburg
$2662
57 km or 35 mi Washington
$3079
57 km or 36 mi Georgetown
$2844
58 km or 36 mi Germantown
$2591
65 km or 41 mi Alexandria
$2982
66 km or 41 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2535
66 km or 41 mi Hanover
$2116
71 km or 44 mi Frederick
$2308
73 km or 45 mi Reston
$2714
74 km or 46 mi Springfield
$2215
75 km or 47 mi Waldorf
$2428
75 km or 47 mi Herndon
$2518
76 km or 47 mi York
$1846
77 km or 48 mi Fairfax
$2730
80 km or 50 mi Ashburn
$2863
84 km or 52 mi Leesburg
$2685
86 km or 54 mi Newark
$1861
87 km or 54 mi Centreville
$3110
88 km or 55 mi Lancaster
$1886
91 km or 56 mi Woodbridge
$2592
91 km or 57 mi Marumsco
$2522
95 km or 59 mi Dover
$2144
95 km or 59 mi Manassas
$2426
98 km or 61 mi Waynesboro
$2107
103 km or 64 mi Hagerstown
$1906

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