Dallas vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2471
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5897
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$1504
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$617
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4999
$2731
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
72
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
1.3M
7.01M

The cost of living in Dallas is 51% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 837th and 2911th ($2471 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd 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 2 months in Dallas compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 130th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.3
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1475
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1254
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3000
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2244
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.5
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.74
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.6
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.3
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1145
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26393
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1808
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2149
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2169
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2079
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2158
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2176
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2164
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2065
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2023
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2242
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2184
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2163
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2095
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2081
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2213
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2294
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2538
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2012
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2086
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2190
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2105
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2025
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2093
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2258
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2287
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2305
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2224
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2526
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2103
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2253
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2119
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2395
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2190
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2126
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2079
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2143
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2246

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529