Dallas vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2472
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5379
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$1451
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$2013
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$211
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4803
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
94
78
🏙️ Population
1.3M
7.01M

The cost of living in Dallas is 52% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 938th and 3485th ($2472 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 812th 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 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Dallas ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 36th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Riyadh

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Dallas Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.5
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.22
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.89
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1506
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.9
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5051
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3181
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.97
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.93
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.51
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.1
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1507
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24503
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2202
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2086
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2170
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2156
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2096
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2205
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2193
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2182
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2117
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2104
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2172
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2168
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2183
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2120
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2111
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2144
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2203
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1913
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2155
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2042
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2122
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2369
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2129
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2062
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2128
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2220
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2073
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2110
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2316
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2206
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2361
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2125
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2268
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2142
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2397
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2174
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2137
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2128
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2147
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2209

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