Caracas vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$424
$997
🏘️ Family rent
$720
$1466
🍽️ Food expenses
$426
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$2428
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
53
72
😀 Quality of life
50
78
🏙️ Population
2.25M
7.01M

The cost of living in Caracas is 33% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4987th and 3192nd ($1130 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Venezuela and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6443rd and 798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$7.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$1017
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.8
$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.1
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.1
$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.16%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$2648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$794
$1772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.7
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$8.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$2.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.4
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$51.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.5
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5507
$9828

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Distance City Cost of living
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$972
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$953
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$1010
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$993
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$937
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$941
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$923
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$972
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$944
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$949
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$927
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$878
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$865
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$831
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$784
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$823
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$778
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$750
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$814
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$862
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$783
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$714
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$778
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$737
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$712
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$735
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$793
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$852
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$742
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$777
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$805
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$2004
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$690
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$848
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$866
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$699
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$669
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$727
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$730
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$732

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$987
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$879
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1063
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1055
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$913
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$893
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1205
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1240
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1242
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1050
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1762
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1688
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1430
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$842
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$702
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$699
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$464
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$692
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$553
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$851
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$547
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$907
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$533
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1713
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1221
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$521
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$493
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$584
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$592
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1915
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1008
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$564
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$679
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$904
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$537
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$515