Chicago vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$2566
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
96
74
🏙️ Population
2.75M
7.01M

The cost of living in Chicago is 59% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 505th and 2922nd ($2613 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 16th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$9649

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

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