Glasgow vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1884
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4264
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$1096
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$1719
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3145
$2566
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
71
😀 Quality of life
94
74
🏙️ Population
626K
7.01M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 15% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2103rd and 2922nd ($1884 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 99th 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 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 40th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Glasgow Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.91
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1191
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1870
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1271
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.76%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4377
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3046
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.16
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.7
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.1
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1097
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12197
$9649

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$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
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$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
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$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