Barcelona vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$2284
😷 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 31% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1659th and 3485th ($2129 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.1 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 174th and 899th 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
$17.3
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459