Barcelona vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$2496
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
98
73
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
1.7M
7.01M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 28% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1764th and 3418th ($2087 vs $1627) 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 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 229th and 759th 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
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$9818

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463