Buenos Aires vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$402
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$2861
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
71
😀 Quality of life
72
77
🏙️ Population
3.12M
7.01M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 43% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6099th and 3292nd ($909 vs $1586) 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 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1789th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

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