Canberra vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Canberra Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2217
$1278
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4997
$2887
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$2181
$1026
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3272
$2178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
30
68
😀 Quality of life
82
75
🏙️ Population
381K
8M

The cost of living in Canberra is 73% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 363rd and 3955th ($2217 vs $1278) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Australia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Canberra compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Canberra ranked 12th best city to live in Australia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 286th and 917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.2
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.71
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1364
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1137
$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1803
$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$84.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$74.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6532
$1718
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5225
$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.77
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$2.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.15
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$4.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$99.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.8
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.7
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1719
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14076
$6836

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$1607
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$1445
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1544
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1540
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1572
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1562
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$1873
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1719
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2397
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2043
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1650
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1502
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1381
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1778
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1659
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1659
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1561
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1510
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1598
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1747
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1105
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2154
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1660
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1940
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1654
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1613
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1764
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1696
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1982
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1663
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1563
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1361
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1557
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1615
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1441
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$2193
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$1674
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1621

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$858
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$750
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$952
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$987
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$907
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$880
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1245
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1277
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1277
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$960
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$843
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1964
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1797
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1384
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$880
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$555
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$543
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$785
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$553
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$634
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$815
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$687
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$829
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$686
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$633
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1028
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$687
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$686
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$606
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$542
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$992
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$947
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$632
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$833
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$688
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$650