Copenhagen vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2387
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5438
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$1384
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$2466
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3915
$2566
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
71
😀 Quality of life
96
74
🏙️ Population
644K
7.01M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 45% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 872nd and 2922nd ($2387 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Copenhagen Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.7
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.1
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$6.2
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1122
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2867
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2046
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8131
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5911
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.8
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.1
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.02
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.2
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$539
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8976
$9649

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2011
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1887
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1276
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1566
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1766
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1480
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1652
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1439
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1375
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1638
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1330
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1181
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1318
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1972
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1569
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1880
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1392
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1282
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1541
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1584
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1403
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1380
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1438
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1657
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1382
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1398
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1426
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1506
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1159
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1599
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1338
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1380
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1519
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1329

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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