Gold Coast vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2300
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5003
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$1512
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$2405
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3406
$2861
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
49
71
😀 Quality of life
88
77
🏙️ Population
608K
7.01M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 45% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1120th and 3292nd ($2300 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.5 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 209th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gold Coast Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.4
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2455
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9386
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4352
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7508
$10359

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$2141
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$2491
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$1958
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1877
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1925
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$1754
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1635
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1289
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1689
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1615
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1833
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1514
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1815
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2286
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1997
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1732
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2801
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2472
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1674
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1500
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1532
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1748
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2393
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1746
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1303
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1717
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1816
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1397
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1829
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1822
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1805
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1800
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2397
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1758
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1876

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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