Glasgow vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4848
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$1146
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$2071
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3562
$2861
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
71
😀 Quality of life
96
77
🏙️ Population
626K
7.01M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 27% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1833rd and 3292nd ($2013 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th 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 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 19th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Glasgow Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.4
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.44
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1254
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2451
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1640
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.48%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3909
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3280
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.6
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1167
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12979
$10359

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1793
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1793
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1599
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1625
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1573
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1710
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1744
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1420
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1724
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2246
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1647
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1390
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1545
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1732
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1828
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1830
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1830
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1805
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1989
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1701
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1800
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1734
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1712
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1706
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1688
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1459
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1602
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1571
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1491
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1783
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1763
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1364

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489