Dresden vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$696
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
71
😀 Quality of life
88
74
🏙️ Population
555K
7.01M

The cost of living in Dresden is 14% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 3786th and 2922nd ($1406 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th 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 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 190th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$9649

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$1347
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$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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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