Bucharest vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$3407
🏠 One person rent	$496	$921
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$1393
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$2861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	76	71
😀 Quality of life	78	77
🏙️ Population	1.72M	7.01M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 35% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5404th and 3292nd ($1036 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 642nd and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Riyadh

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	Bucharest	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$10359

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$940
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$828
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$870
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$989
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$878
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1218
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1226
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1810
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1719
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$944
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$713
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$548
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$557
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$879
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$895
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$541
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$853
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$537
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$507
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$586
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$588
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$940
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$558
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$895
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$561
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$489