Bucharest vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$474
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$2731
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
72
😀 Quality of life
79
78
🏙️ Population
1.72M
7.01M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 40% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5565th and 2911th ($988 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Romania vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 645th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$867
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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