Columbus vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
73
70
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
906K
7.01M

The cost of living in Columbus is 31% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1634th and 3485th ($2140 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 Columbus compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 266th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Riyadh

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Columbus Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

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