Baltimore vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baltimore Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5331
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$1411
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$2342
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3970
$2496
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
97
73
😀 Quality of life
92
80
🏙️ Population
586K
7.01M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 43% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1219th and 3418th ($2323 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 128th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baltimore Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1652
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1117
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2831
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1910
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2256
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1977
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.2
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.44
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.66
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.7
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.71
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$122
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1287
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19353
$9818

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Catonsville
$2450
21 km or 13 mi Owings Mills
$2581
23 km or 14 mi Columbia
$2788
30 km or 19 mi Laurel
$2338
31 km or 19 mi Edgewood
$3069
32 km or 20 mi Eldersburg
$2494
35 km or 22 mi Bel Air South
$2824
36 km or 22 mi Annapolis
$2940
37 km or 23 mi Bel Air North
$2699
37 km or 23 mi Bowie
$2495
40 km or 25 mi Greenbelt
$2482
42 km or 26 mi College Park
$2563
47 km or 29 mi Silver Spring
$2287
52 km or 32 mi Rockville
$2612
54 km or 34 mi Bethesda
$2710
55 km or 34 mi Gaithersburg
$2522
57 km or 35 mi Washington
$3328
57 km or 36 mi Georgetown
$3054
58 km or 36 mi Germantown
$2601
65 km or 41 mi Alexandria
$2919
66 km or 41 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2576
66 km or 41 mi Hanover
$2255
71 km or 44 mi Frederick
$2339
73 km or 45 mi Reston
$2697
74 km or 46 mi Springfield
$2355
75 km or 47 mi Waldorf
$2509
75 km or 47 mi Herndon
$2773
76 km or 47 mi York
$1949
77 km or 48 mi Fairfax
$2791
80 km or 50 mi Ashburn
$2755
84 km or 52 mi Leesburg
$2288
86 km or 54 mi Newark
$2121
87 km or 54 mi Centreville
$3275
88 km or 55 mi Lancaster
$2050
91 km or 56 mi Woodbridge
$2582
91 km or 57 mi Marumsco
$2506
95 km or 59 mi Dover
$2256
95 km or 59 mi Manassas
$2693
98 km or 61 mi Waynesboro
$1935
103 km or 64 mi Hagerstown
$2066

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