Dallas vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2497
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5860
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5411
$2566
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
71
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
1.3M
7.01M

The cost of living in Dallas is 52% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 689th and 2922nd ($2497 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 620th 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 2.2 months in Dallas compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Dallas ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 116th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1586
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1268
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2418
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4883
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2272
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.3
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.4
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13468
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2267
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1987
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2162
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2242
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2223
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2206
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2193
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2301
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2323
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2157
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$1992
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2021
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2283
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1807
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2516
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$1872
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2039
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2210
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2053
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$1804
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2059
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2204
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2017
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2338
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2306
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2275
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2467
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2384
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2199
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2139
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2236
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2084
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2200

Cities near Riyadh

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