Charlotte vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2528
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5839
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$1559
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$2624
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4485
$2731
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
68
72
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
875K
7.01M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 54% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 761st and 2911th ($2528 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th 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 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 252nd and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3268
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2832
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.65
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.26
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1337
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25956
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2271
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2269
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2188
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2225
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2166
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2147
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1891
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2136
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2177
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2182
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2072
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2170
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2117
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2090
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1474
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1851
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1951
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2058
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2136
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1925
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2091
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1934
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2169
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2292
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2011
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1809
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2404
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1929
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2530
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1907
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1902
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2184
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2144
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2697
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2106
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2100
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2100
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1888

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529