Detroit vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2032
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4925
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$1878
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
77
70
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
639K
7.01M

The cost of living in Detroit is 25% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1947th and 3529th ($2032 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 318th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Riyadh

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Detroit Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.88
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.48
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1299
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$820
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2296
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1188
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.34
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.46
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.2
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1360
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19339
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1993
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1939
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1758
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1909
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1969
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1820
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1943
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1907
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1946
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1926
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2030
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1915
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1905
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1941
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1876
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1926
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1968
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1837
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1920
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1972
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1945
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1944
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2004
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2181
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1940
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1796
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1913
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1701
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2285
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1843
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1624
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1635
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1957
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1619

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