Cape Town vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2144
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$484
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.2
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1518
$2566
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
71
😀 Quality of life
60
74
🏙️ Population
434K
7.01M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 46% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6078th and 2922nd ($881 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5406th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.47
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4013
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$773
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$632
371 km or 231 mi George
$684
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$805
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$643
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$704
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$703
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$753
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$710
882 km or 548 mi East London
$683
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$601
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$511
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$535
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$689
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$682
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$765
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$701
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$719
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$738
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$631
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$633
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$637
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$875
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$845
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$656
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$603
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$908
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$776
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$807
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$889
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$780
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$751
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561