Charlotte vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
68
70
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
875K
7.01M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 47% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1073rd and 3529th ($2403 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 1st in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 283rd and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Riyadh

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Charlotte Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$9443

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$2195
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952

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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