Delhi vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$479
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1142
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$192
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$333
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$282
$2284
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
94
70
😀 Quality of life
62
78
🏙️ Population
26.5M
7.01M

The cost of living in Delhi is 71% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8767th and 3485th ($479 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in India and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check India vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Delhi compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Delhi ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5583rd and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Riyadh

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Delhi Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.69
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.45
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.98%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2347
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.1
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.08
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.9
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.26
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.7
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.1
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1844
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$404
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$368
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$509
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$344
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$256
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$335
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$239
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$326
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$286
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$284
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$245
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$276
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$270
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$273
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$256
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$352
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$369
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$395
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$271
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$334
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$311
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$384
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$252
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$391
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$330
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$348
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$346
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$260
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$299
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$308
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$397
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$309
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$326
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$450
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$371
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$340
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$316

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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