Dhaka vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dhaka Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$456
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$106
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$258
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$89
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$309
$2566
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
71
😀 Quality of life
57
74
🏙️ Population
16.8M
7.01M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 72% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8745th and 2922nd ($456 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5727th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dhaka Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.5
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.76
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.21
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$2.19
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$343
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.3
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1103
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$577
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.36
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.9
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.65
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.3
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.22
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.1
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.9
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1449
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$446
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$303
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$387
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$324
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$290
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$342
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$310
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$315
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$293
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$287
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$312
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$304
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$362
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$338
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$311
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$347
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$339
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$356
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$346
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$341
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$348
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$319
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$343
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$520
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$351
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$349
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$355
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$364
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$346
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$342
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$346
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$354
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$399
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$325
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$360
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$357
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$323

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561