Caracas vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1199
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2897
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$458
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$466
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$302
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
54
70
😀 Quality of life
52
78
🏙️ Population
2.25M
7.01M

The cost of living in Caracas is 26% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4773rd and 3529th ($1199 vs $1632) 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 6562nd and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$544
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.1
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.93%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$725
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.53
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.8
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4633
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$997
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$1044
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$994
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$775
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$726
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$780
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$805
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$918
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$923
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$605
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$818
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$834
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$793
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$742
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$754
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$748
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$715
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$781
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$840
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$817
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$735
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$806
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$745
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$728
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$756
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$811
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$868
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$762
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$807
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$827
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$2002
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$697
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$771
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$888
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$703
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$660
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$670
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$749
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$744

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487