Denver vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2848
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6447
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$1737
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$2683
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$748
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4578
$2284
😷 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 75% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 365th and 3485th ($2848 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th 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 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 218th and 899th 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
$19.7
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.8
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.95
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2917
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.7
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5706
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3714
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.29
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.53
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.2
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.41
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$142
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.9
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2053
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21391
$10912

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2601
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2391
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2548
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2627
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2649
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2382
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2288
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2749
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2642
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2729
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2542
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2986
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2594
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2800
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2534
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$3013
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2521
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2571
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2506
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2028
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2346
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2548
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2423
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2367
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$1961
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1900
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1914
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$2293
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1674
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2417
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1875
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1741
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1524
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2237
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2470
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2212
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1730
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1646

Cities near Riyadh

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