Dresden vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$637
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
65
70
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
566K
7.01M

The cost of living in Dresden is 11% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4158th and 3485th ($1448 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd 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 Dresden compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 96th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Riyadh

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Dresden Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459