Denver vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2699
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6308
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$1674
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$2997
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4870
$2861
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
71
😀 Quality of life
90
77
🏙️ Population
716K
7.01M

The cost of living in Denver is 70% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 444th and 3292nd ($2699 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th 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 1.8 months in Denver compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Denver ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 160th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Denver Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1791
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3330
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4325
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.12
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.91
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1400
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16150
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2478
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2691
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2800
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2489
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2988
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2547
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2681
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2498
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2552
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2465
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2579
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2551
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1983
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2177
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2220
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2288
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1860
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1945
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1639
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2398
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1861
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1701
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1821
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2176
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$3686
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2067
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1700
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1765

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