Brasilia vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$296	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	28	72
😀 Quality of life	56	78
🏙️ Population	2.82M	7.01M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 53% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6598th and 2911th ($765 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Brazil and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5716th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Riyadh

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	Brasilia	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$10598

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529