Bangalore vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$219	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	74	72
😀 Quality of life	68	78
🏙️ Population	12.3M	7.01M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 67% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8398th and 2911th ($533 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in India and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check India vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3159th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Riyadh

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	Bangalore	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$10598

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

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