Bucharest vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$449
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
71
😀 Quality of life
77
74
🏙️ Population
1.72M
7.01M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 41% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5593rd and 2922nd ($961 vs $1642) 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 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 703rd and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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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