Charlotte vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$2284
😷 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 52% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 946th and 3485th ($2470 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th 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 64th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 246th and 899th 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
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.65
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2217
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2204
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2130
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2190
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2095
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1904
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1959
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2031
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$1975
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2129
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1973
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2183
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2075
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2058
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1727
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1946
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2070
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2007
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2070
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1868
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2059
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1909
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2200
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2171
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2027
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1816
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2253
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1940
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2284
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1892
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1678
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1842
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2671
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2083
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2212
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1863
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1932

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459