Dallas vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2550
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5986
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$1562
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$2711
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$635
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5410
$2861
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
71
😀 Quality of life
91
77
🏙️ Population
1.3M
7.01M

The cost of living in Dallas is 61% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 700th and 3292nd ($2550 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th 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 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 113th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1643
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3063
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2267
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4445
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.72
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.91
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.2
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1291
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26874
$10359

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Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2159
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2079
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2150
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2188
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2175
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2061
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2282
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2236
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2122
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2085
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2202
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2330
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1869
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2506
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2022
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2096
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2135
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2103
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2102
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2100
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2336
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2153
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2111
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2299
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2189
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2609
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2140
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2411
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2602
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2173
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2127
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2103
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2105
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2284

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