Buenos Aires vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$496
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$2496
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
78
73
😀 Quality of life
78
80
🏙️ Population
3.12M
7.01M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 30% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4856th and 3418th ($1139 vs $1627) 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 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1059th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$9818

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463