Buenos Aires vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$470
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$2731
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
72
😀 Quality of life
74
78
🏙️ Population
3.12M
7.01M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 31% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4694th and 2911th ($1130 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.6 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 1194th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899

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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