Buenos Aires vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$555
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
79
70
😀 Quality of life
77
78
🏙️ Population
3.12M
7.01M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 23% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4647th and 3485th ($1247 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1053rd and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Riyadh

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Buenos Aires Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459