Chicago vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
96
77
🏙️ Population
2.75M
7.01M

The cost of living in Chicago is 68% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 483rd and 3292nd ($2667 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 20th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$10359

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489