Denver vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Denver Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2527
$1278
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$2887
🏠 One person rent
$1556
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$2508
$1026
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5420
$2178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
68
😀 Quality of life
89
75
🏙️ Population
716K
8M

The cost of living in Denver is 98% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 164th and 3955th ($2527 vs $1278) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 136th 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 Denver compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Denver ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 134th and 917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Denver Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.94
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1701
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1316
$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2959
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$84.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$74.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4787
$1718
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3019
$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.03
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.55
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$7.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.54
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.88
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$4.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.6
$99.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.3
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1523
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17806
$6836

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$2020
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2018
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2034
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2027
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2018
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$1872
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$1955
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2134
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2010
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2515
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2022
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2516
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2015
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2009
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2342
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2014
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$1996
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2011
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2655
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$1978
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1825
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2090
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$1961
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2010
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2021
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1749
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$1968
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1314
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$2013
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1728
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1619
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2100
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$2118
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$2018
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1885
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2010
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$1916
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2007
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$2022
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$858
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$750
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$952
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$987
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$907
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$880
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1245
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1277
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1277
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$960
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$843
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1964
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1797
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1384
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$880
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$555
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$543
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$785
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$553
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$634
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$815
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$687
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$829
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$686
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$633
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1028
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$687
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$686
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$606
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$542
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$992
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$947
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$632
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$833
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$688
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$650