El Paso vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Paso Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1828
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4149
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$1739
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3236
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
34
70
😀 Quality of life
85
78
🏙️ Population
679K
7.01M

The cost of living in El Paso is 12% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2753rd and 3529th ($1828 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1911th 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 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. El Paso ranked 154th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 472nd and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Riyadh

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El Paso Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.6
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$6.59
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.29
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$817
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1758
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.6
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.5
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1787
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.96
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.95
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.3
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6914
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1002
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1876
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1641
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1734
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$896
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1855
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1928
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$863
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1924
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1008
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2026
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$1055
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2040
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2231
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$953
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$2045
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1930
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2110
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2059
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1724
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$776
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2050
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2005
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2216
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2089
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2190
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2220
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1934
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2140
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2444
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2490
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2366
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$3022
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$2023
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$1087
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2418
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2381
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2396
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2384

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