Glasgow vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2011
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4929
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$1155
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$2177
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3222
$2731
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
72
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
626K
7.01M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 23% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1806th and 2911th ($2011 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th 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 1.7 months in Riyadh. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 24th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Glasgow Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.1
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2489
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$320
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3920
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2776
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.83
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.3
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.9
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1078
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15092
$10598

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1765
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1601
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1604
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1551
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1649
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1608
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1404
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1692
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2140
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1500
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1246
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1482
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1567
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1732
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1382
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1755
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1722
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1713
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1968
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1614
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1705
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1651
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1638
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1628
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1637
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1393
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1707
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1510
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1390
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1714
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1629
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1288

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529