Chicago vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
2.75M
7.01M

The cost of living in Chicago is 75% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 358th and 3485th ($2851 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th 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 Chicago compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 18th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Riyadh

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Chicago Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$10912

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

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