Barcelona vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
71
😀 Quality of life
88
74
🏙️ Population
1.64M
7.01M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 8% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2423rd and 2922nd ($1773 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.6 months in Riyadh. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 193rd and 1210th 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
$15.3
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561