Caracas vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2594
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$366
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$663
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$2861
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
54
71
😀 Quality of life
45
77
🏙️ Population
2.25M
7.01M

The cost of living in Caracas is 34% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5335th and 3292nd ($1045 vs $1586) 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 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6509th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$711
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.2
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.16%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$811
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1170
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.43
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.4
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4719
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$915
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$900
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$947
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$922
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$877
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$877
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$865
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$910
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$892
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$896
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$871
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$776
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$781
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$744
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$707
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$726
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$711
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$683
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$755
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$787
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$785
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$726
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$759
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$783
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$726
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$730
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$752
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$827
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$736
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$772
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$783
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1792
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$682
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$821
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$704
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$663
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$715
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$724
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$724

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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