Glasgow vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Glasgow | Riyadh | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Glasgow is 27% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1833rd and 3418th ($2058 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th 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 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 52nd and 759th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Glasgow
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.9 mi |  East Kilbride | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Paisley | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Hamilton | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Cumbernauld | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Kilmarnock | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Greenock | |
| 35 km or 21 mi | Stirling | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Irvine | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Alloa | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Livingston | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Ayr | |
| 54 km or 34 mi | Dunfermline | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Edinburgh | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Kirkcaldy | |
| 78 km or 49 mi | Perth | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Dumfries | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Dundee | |
| 136 km or 85 mi | Carlisle | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Whitehaven | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Bangor | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Newtownabbey | |
| 176 km or 110 mi | Belfast | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Inverness | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Lisburn | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Douglas | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Aberdeen | |
| 196 km or 121 mi | Gateshead | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Jarrow | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Tynemouth | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | South Shields | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Washington | |
| 207 km or 128 mi | Elgin | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Durham | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Sunderland | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Bishop Auckland | |
| 218 km or 135 mi | Derry | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Morecambe | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Lancaster | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Darlington |
Cities near Riyadh
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 310 km or 193 mi |  Al-Mubarraz | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Unaizah | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Ar Rass | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Dhahran | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Dammam | |
| 395 km or 245 mi | Jubail | |
| 417 km or 259 mi | Qatif | |
| 420 km or 261 mi |  Riffa | |
| 421 km or 262 mi | Isa Town | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Manama | |
| 460 km or 286 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | As Sulayyil | |
| 491 km or 305 mi |  Doha | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Al Khor | |
| 540 km or 336 mi | Kuwait City | |
| 595 km or 369 mi | Ha'il | |
| 611 km or 379 mi |  Umm Qasr | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Al-Faw | |
| 631 km or 392 mi |  Bushehr | |
| 646 km or 401 mi | Az Zubayr | |
| 652 km or 405 mi | Abadan | |
| 658 km or 409 mi | Basra | |
| 659 km or 410 mi | Khorramshahr | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Bisha | |
| 680 km or 423 mi | Borazjan | |
| 701 km or 436 mi | Bandar-e Mahshahr | |
| 713 km or 443 mi |  Madinat Zayed | |
| 714 km or 443 mi | Nasiriyah | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Medina | |
| 737 km or 458 mi | Kazerun | |
| 747 km or 464 mi | Behbahan | |
| 754 km or 469 mi | Samawah | |
| 766 km or 476 mi | Ahvaz | |
| 775 km or 481 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 790 km or 491 mi | Mecca | |
| 798 km or 496 mi | Shiraz | |
| 800 km or 497 mi | Amarah | |
| 804 km or 499 mi | Bareq | |
| 804 km or 500 mi | Jahrom | |
| 823 km or 511 mi | Yasuj |