Edmonton vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$3539
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$1446
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$2285
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	64	70
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	1.01M	7.01M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 15% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2524th and 3529th ($1878 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in Canada and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Canada vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 193rd and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Riyadh

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	Edmonton	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$9443

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

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