Dortmund vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$736
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$2861
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
71
😀 Quality of life
78
77
🏙️ Population
593K
7.01M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 4% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 3604th and 3292nd ($1523 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 692nd and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489