Detroit vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	72
😀 Quality of life	86	78
🏙️ Population	639K	7.01M

The cost of living in Detroit is 26% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1678th and 2911th ($2064 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th 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 Detroit compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 315th and 733rd 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	$17.3	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$10598

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529