El Paso vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Paso Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1775
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4161
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$1821
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3710
$2861
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
71
😀 Quality of life
80
77
🏙️ Population
679K
7.01M

The cost of living in El Paso is 12% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2613th and 3292nd ($1775 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1951st and 1st in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in El Paso compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. El Paso ranked 134th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 532nd and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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El Paso Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.94
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.72
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$945
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$749
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1654
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1491
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1755
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.64
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.98
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.01
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.6
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.6
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$671
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7468
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1834
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1613
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1636
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$813
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1805
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1847
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$778
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1834
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$854
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2111
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$803
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2230
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$792
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1682
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1954
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$1986
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2026
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1629
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$786
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2040
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2067
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2052
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2618
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2176
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1715
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2003
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2313
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2338
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$854
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2398
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2372
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2414
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2352

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489