Buenos Aires vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$536
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$2285
😷 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 26% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4761st and 3529th ($1207 vs $1632) 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 1226th and 879th 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
$17.2
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487