George Town vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	George Town	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3759	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8458	$3539
🏠 One person rent	$2610	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$4644	$1446
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7771	$2285
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	25	70
😀 Quality of life	80	78
🏙️ Population	41K	7.01M

The cost of living in George Town is 130% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 17th and 3529th ($3759 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Cayman Islands and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 724th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Riyadh

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	George Town	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.8	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.3	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.61	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$6.95	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2741	$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2265	$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5028	$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4147	$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.39%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9286	$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3565	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.33	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.08	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.15	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.11	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.1	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1841	$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25268	$9443

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1155
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1141
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1519
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1091
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1199
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1315
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1616
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1018
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$993
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$970
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1109
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2134
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$835
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1461
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1355
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2932
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1112
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1128
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1232
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1169
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1292
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1664

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