Denver vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2791
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6409
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$1710
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$2799
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$708
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4539
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
716K
7.01M

The cost of living in Denver is 71% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 432nd and 3529th ($2791 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th 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 1.6 months in Denver compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Denver ranked 61st best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 239th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Riyadh

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Denver Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.7
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.55
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1860
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2961
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.8
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5415
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3638
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.03
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.7
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.44
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.5
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$168
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.3
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1796
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18639
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2600
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2400
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2546
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2626
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2286
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2742
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2667
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2728
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2540
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2600
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2972
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2598
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2749
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2524
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2917
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2510
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2727
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2509
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2034
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2278
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2451
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2357
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2323
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1771
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2140
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1920
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1928
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$2168
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1648
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2418
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1880
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1753
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1519
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2220
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2472
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2216
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1748
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1676

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487