El Paso vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

El Paso Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1456
$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3489
$2961
🏠 One person rent
$777
$748
🏘️ Family rent
$1399
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$471
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4178
$2297
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
70
😀 Quality of life
67
74
🏙️ Population
679K
7.01M

The cost of living in El Paso is 7% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 3332nd and 3710th ($1456 vs $1360) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2107th 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 2.9 months in El Paso compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. El Paso ranked 1402nd best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4006th and 1392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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El Paso Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.24
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.44
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.3
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1276
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$862
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$53.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.5
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$1755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.04
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.15
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.54
$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.6
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.51
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.59
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$5.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$730
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6039
$7248

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$967
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1548
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1298
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1433
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$657
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1693
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1723
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$706
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1760
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$816
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1655
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$775
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$1832
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$1894
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$771
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1706
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1846
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$1834
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$1899
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1603
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$633
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$1916
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$1888
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$1660
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$1945
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$1880
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$1876
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1587
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1818
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2157
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2164
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2207
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2019
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1741
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$866
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2278
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2342
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2447
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2170

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1022
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$901
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$926
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$962
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$898
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$872
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$772
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1023
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1326
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1194
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1940
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1894
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1380
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$931
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$675
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$663
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$795
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$693
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$536
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$869
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$545
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$935
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$749
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$571
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$653
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1062
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$727
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$621
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$537
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$977
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$782
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$668
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$939
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$922
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$673