George Town vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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George Town Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3795
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8459
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$2638
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$4600
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$890
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.8
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7880
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
25
70
😀 Quality of life
80
78
🏙️ Population
47K
7.01M

The cost of living in George Town is 133% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 15th and 3485th ($3795 vs $1628) 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 717th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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George Town Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$30
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$110
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.8
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.21
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$6.92
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.42
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2779
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2290
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5123
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4062
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$212
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$114
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.19%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8738
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3024
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.42
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.7
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.79
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.84
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.74
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.89
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.2
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.5
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.67
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.5
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$25
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1829
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26968
$10912

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$1160
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$1322
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$1213
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$1522
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$1165
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$1168
418 km or 260 mi Cardenas
$1196
419 km or 260 mi Matanzas
$1163
422 km or 262 mi Pinar del Rio
$1212
425 km or 264 mi Moron
$1319
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$1619
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$1024
440 km or 273 mi Havana
$1073
459 km or 285 mi May Pen
$964
461 km or 287 mi Manzanillo
$2774
473 km or 294 mi Old Harbour
$1102
476 km or 296 mi Linstead
$1152
476 km or 296 mi Yara
$2128
487 km or 303 mi Spanish Town
$874
498 km or 310 mi Las Tunas
$1575
503 km or 312 mi Half Way Tree
$1314
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$1482
510 km or 317 mi Bayamo
$1163
533 km or 331 mi Port Antonio
$1285
563 km or 350 mi Holguin
$1352
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$1274
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$1650
588 km or 365 mi Key West
$2957
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$1132
599 km or 372 mi Isla Mujeres
$1149
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$1260
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$1177
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$1294
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$1673

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$821
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$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
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$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
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$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
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$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
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$573
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$548
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$2133
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$1031
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$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
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$459