Canberra vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2023
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4526
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$1907
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3542
$2731
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
72
😀 Quality of life
84
78
🏙️ Population
381K
7.01M

The cost of living in Canberra is 24% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1768th and 2911th ($2023 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 388th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.2
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.23
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.51
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1342
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2202
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.8
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.3%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7003
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.44
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.59
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.9
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1802
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12940
$10598

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$1616
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$1457
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1416
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$1538
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1511
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1584
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2252
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1824
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2539
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2099
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1619
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1702
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1601
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1448
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1727
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1654
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1643
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1645
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1600
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1620
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1291
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2194
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1691
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1671
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1668
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1625
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1981
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1390
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1185
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1691
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1631
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1768
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1651
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1781
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2106
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1504

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529