Gothenburg vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1690
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$891
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$1404
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2921
$2566
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
71
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
608K
7.01M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 3% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2703rd and 2922nd ($1690 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Sweden and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 84th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gothenburg Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$725
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5997
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.79
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1455
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1250
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1282
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1299
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1428
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1332
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1318
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1411
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1438
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1465
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1719
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1363
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1396
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1585
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1375
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1652
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1395
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1392
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1382
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1723
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1715
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1999
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1330
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1880
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1887
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1705
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1276
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1519
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1575
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1246
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1781
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1616
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2011
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1569
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1261

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