Charlotte vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Charlotte Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2680
$1278
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6364
$2887
🏠 One person rent
$1682
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$3225
$1026
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4737
$2178
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
68
68
😀 Quality of life
87
75
🏙️ Population
875K
8M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 110% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 106th and 3955th ($2680 vs $1278) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th 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 1.7 months in Riyadh. Charlotte ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 195th and 917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.93
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.25
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1727
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1442
$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4229
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2674
$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$84.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$74.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.6%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4010
$1718
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3041
$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.45
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.66
$7.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.82
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$4.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$99.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1071
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15243
$6836

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$2012
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2101
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2009
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$1920
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$1989
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2011
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2011
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1591
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2012
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$2081
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2008
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1715
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$2010
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1898
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1989
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$1852
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2010
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1687
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1697
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2015
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$2011
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2034
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1847
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1264
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1924
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2012
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2572
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2012
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$1774
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$2660
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$1841
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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$858
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$750
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$952
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$987
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$907
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$880
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1245
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1277
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1277
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$960
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$843
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1964
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1797
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1384
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$880
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$555
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$543
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$785
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$553
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$634
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$815
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$687
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$829
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$686
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$633
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1028
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$687
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$686
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$606
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$542
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$992
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$947
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$632
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$833
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$688
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$650