Boston vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
676K
7.01M

The cost of living in Boston is 123% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 30th and 3529th ($3638 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 94th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Riyadh

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Boston Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$9443

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

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