Georgetown vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$928
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$400
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$441
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
23
71
😀 Quality of life
48
74
🏙️ Population
201K
7.01M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 43% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5795th and 2922nd ($928 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Guyana and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Guyana vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6441st and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Georgetown Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1005
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.2
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.96%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3901
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1725
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.14
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.47
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2625
$9649

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$921
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$896
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$1248
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$760
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$748
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$683
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$868
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$898
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1053
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1217
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1099
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1218
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$824
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1490
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$838
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1528
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1069
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1069
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$710
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$700
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1353
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1294
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$637
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$608
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$686
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$654
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$666
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$1008
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$993
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$719
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$769
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$707
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1108
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$753
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1571
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$763

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Distance City Cost of living
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$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
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$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
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$1936
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$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561