Dresden vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$706
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$2285
😷 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 6% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 3968th and 3529th ($1531 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th 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 19th best city to live in Germany vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 117th and 879th 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
$13.3
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$9443

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$1460
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$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
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$1244
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$1196
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$1553

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Distance City Cost of living
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$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
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$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
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$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