Fortaleza vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fortaleza Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1867
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$353
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$500
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.3
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$388
$2285
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
43
70
😀 Quality of life
61
78
🏙️ Population
2.58M
7.01M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 50% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6710th and 3529th ($812 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Brazil and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5803rd and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Riyadh

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Fortaleza Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.42
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.45%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1530
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.14
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.13
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2506
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
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$760
112 km or 69 mi Caninde
$677
120 km or 74 mi Itapipoca
$546
125 km or 78 mi Aracati
$684
148 km or 92 mi Russas
$674
148 km or 92 mi Quixada
$687
190 km or 118 mi Sobral
$700
200 km or 124 mi Acarau
$823
209 km or 130 mi Mossoro
$577
273 km or 169 mi Camocim
$740
288 km or 179 mi Crateus
$652
300 km or 186 mi Ico
$640
305 km or 189 mi Iguatu
$635
342 km or 213 mi Caico
$676
366 km or 227 mi Piripiri
$640
372 km or 231 mi Parnaiba
$706
392 km or 243 mi Patos
$608
397 km or 247 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$609
402 km or 250 mi Crato
$611
434 km or 269 mi Natal
$600
487 km or 303 mi Salgueiro
$609
487 km or 303 mi Campina Grande
$578
495 km or 307 mi Picos
$605
498 km or 309 mi Teresina
$559
501 km or 312 mi Timon
$543
536 km or 333 mi Chapadinha
$653
546 km or 340 mi Arcoverde
$628
550 km or 342 mi Caxias
$563
554 km or 344 mi Joao Pessoa
$787
578 km or 359 mi Goiana
$601
580 km or 360 mi Caruaru
$579
584 km or 363 mi Carpina
$622
600 km or 373 mi Codo
$615
602 km or 374 mi Floriano
$582
617 km or 383 mi Garanhuns
$687
618 km or 384 mi Camaragibe
$589
619 km or 384 mi Paulista
$452
622 km or 387 mi Coroata
$659
623 km or 387 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$743
626 km or 389 mi Olinda
$595

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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