Glasgow vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2114
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4959
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$1226
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$2124
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3456
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
93
70
😀 Quality of life
94
78
🏙️ Population
626K
7.01M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 30% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1708th and 3485th ($2114 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 39th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Riyadh

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Glasgow Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.9
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.4
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2085
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1681
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$320
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4105
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3087
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.15
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.7
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$135
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$928
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21435
$10912

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1885
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1831
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1647
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1835
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1704
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1842
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1760
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1586
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2295
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1640
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1456
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1593
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1596
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1798
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1485
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1878
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2005
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2236
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1806
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1943
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1820
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1784
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1777
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1778
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1523
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1872
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1554
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1646
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1834
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1791
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1404

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$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
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$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
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$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
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459