Giza vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Giza Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$985
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$139
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$234
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$169
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.1
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$2285
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
83
70
😀 Quality of life
60
78
🏙️ Population
4.46M
7.01M

The cost of living in Giza is 76% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8986th and 3529th ($394 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Giza compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5926th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs Riyadh

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Giza Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.3
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.9
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.3
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.7
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.5
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.94%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1329
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.18
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.06
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.83
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.52
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.8
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.15
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2866
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$506
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$402
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$343
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$351
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$340
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$294
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$297
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$335
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$300
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$288
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$282
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$323
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$319
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$400
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$356
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$283
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$776
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1936
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$2022
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$479
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1993
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1761
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$800
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1700
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1962
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$2145
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$2002
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$415
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$2172
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$354
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$1062

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