Dublin vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2992
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6629
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$1987
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$3461
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$663
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
96
70
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
593K
7.01M

The cost of living in Dublin is 83% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 223rd and 3529th ($2992 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ireland and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Ireland vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 36th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Riyadh

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Dublin Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.7
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.58
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2108
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3809
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2999
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8392
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6209
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.36
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.03
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.04
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1316
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10947
$9443

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2472
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2515
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2627
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$2179
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2055
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$2074
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1945
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2423
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1954
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2265
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1496
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1769
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2236
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2978
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1764
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1620
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1718
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1873
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1862
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1895
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1888
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1998
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1893
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1861
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1677
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2524
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1784
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1804
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1771
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2047
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1815
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1686
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1907
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1928
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1873
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1754
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1819
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1718

Cities near Riyadh

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