Cape Town vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$3407
🏠 One person rent	$603	$921
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$1393
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$2861
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	71
😀 Quality of life	59	77
🏙️ Population	3.78M	7.01M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 29% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4849th and 3292nd ($1120 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5407th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Riyadh

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	Cape Town	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.8	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$10359

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

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