Baltimore vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	72
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	586K	7.01M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 40% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1182nd and 2911th ($2287 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 131st and 733rd 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	$16.3	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$10598

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529