Columbus vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
71
😀 Quality of life
87
74
🏙️ Population
906K
7.01M

The cost of living in Columbus is 34% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1282nd and 2922nd ($2202 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 1.6 months in Riyadh. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 202nd and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$9649

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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
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

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