Copenhagen vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$3407
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$921
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$1393
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$2861
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	71
😀 Quality of life	97	77
🏙️ Population	644K	7.01M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 57% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 795th and 3292nd ($2483 vs $1586) 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 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Riyadh

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	Copenhagen	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$10359

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

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