Barcelona vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
98
70
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
1.73M
7.01M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 30% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1722nd and 3529th ($2116 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Spain vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 205th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Riyadh

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Barcelona Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487