Columbus vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
71
😀 Quality of life
88
77
🏙️ Population
906K
7.01M

The cost of living in Columbus is 42% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1248th and 3292nd ($2252 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 242nd and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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