Buenos Aires vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Buenos Aires Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$1278
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1983
$2887
🏠 One person rent
$337
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$560
$1026
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$2178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
68
😀 Quality of life
73
75
🏙️ Population
3.06M
8M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 37% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6181st and 3955th ($809 vs $1278) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Argentina and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Argentina vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1497th and 917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$84.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$74.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
48.93%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$1718
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.64
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$7.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$4.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$99.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.6
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5117
$6836

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$550
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$508
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$547
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$547
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$549
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$551
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$550
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$549
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$549
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$452
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$548
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$549
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$548
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$549
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$544
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$640
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$548
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$548
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$547
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$548
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$555
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$549
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$615
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$490
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$552
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$550
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$523
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$559
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$552
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$550
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$553
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$549
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$546
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$560
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$550
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$561
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$557
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$553

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$858
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$750
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$952
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$987
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$907
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$880
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1245
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1277
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1277
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$960
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$843
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1964
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1797
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1384
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$880
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$555
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$543
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$785
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$553
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$634
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$815
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$687
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$829
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$686
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$633
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1028
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$687
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$686
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$606
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$542
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$992
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$947
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$632
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$833
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$688
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$650