Gold Coast vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2152
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4849
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$1358
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$2188
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3845
$2566
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
49
71
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
638K
7.01M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 31% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1408th and 2922nd ($2152 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Australia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Australia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 120th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gold Coast Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.4
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.77
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1302
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2323
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1888
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11003
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8562
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.9
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.4
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.4
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1760
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11702
$9649

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5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2011
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$2356
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$1862
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1785
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1881
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1816
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1552
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1354
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1621
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1545
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1461
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1413
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1404
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$1998
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1903
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1691
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2741
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2348
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1610
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1463
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1430
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1723
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2604
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1669
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1249
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1672
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1462
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1317
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1707
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1746
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1719
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1716
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2356
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1702
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1693

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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