Dortmund vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$750
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
94
70
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
595K
7.01M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 0.3% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 3504th and 3529th ($1637 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 1st in Germany and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Germany vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 33rd and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Riyadh

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Dortmund Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

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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