Charlotte vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$2566
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
68
71
😀 Quality of life
88
74
🏙️ Population
875K
7.01M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 65% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 361st and 2922nd ($2710 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th 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 1.6 months in Riyadh. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 191st and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561