Goyang vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Goyang Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1144
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3138
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$471
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$1063
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$95
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
71
😀 Quality of life
75
74
🏙️ Population
1.06M
7.01M

The cost of living in Goyang is 30% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4583rd and 2922nd ($1144 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in South Korea and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Goyang compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Goyang ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1068th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Goyang vs Riyadh

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Goyang Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.19
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.7
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$797
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.62%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9938
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6226
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.96
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.15
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$35.7
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.61
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.94
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.8
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19223
$9649

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$1124
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$1444
18 km or 11 mi Bucheon
$1152
20 km or 12 mi Paju
$1072
20 km or 12 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
21 km or 13 mi Uijeongbu
$986
23 km or 15 mi Yangju
$983
27 km or 17 mi Incheon
$1020
28 km or 17 mi Guri
$1101
29 km or 18 mi Gwacheon
$1056
30 km or 19 mi Anyang
$1097
33 km or 21 mi Namyangju
$1106
34 km or 21 mi Gunpo
$1120
35 km or 22 mi Dongducheon
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Hanam
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Seongnam
$1121
36 km or 23 mi Siheung
$1081
37 km or 23 mi Uiwang
$1054
37 km or 23 mi Ansan
$1127
42 km or 26 mi Pocheon
$1041
43 km or 26 mi Kaesong
$1542
44 km or 27 mi Suwon
$987
46 km or 29 mi Gwangju
$1063
51 km or 32 mi Hwaseong
$1088
57 km or 35 mi Yongin
$1256
61 km or 38 mi Osan
$1024
68 km or 42 mi Icheon
$949
77 km or 48 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
82 km or 51 mi Yeoju
$973
82 km or 51 mi Anseong
$986
83 km or 51 mi Chuncheon
$911
87 km or 54 mi Dangjin
$1002
99 km or 61 mi Cheonan
$940
102 km or 63 mi Wonju
$880
103 km or 64 mi Seosan
$1005
107 km or 66 mi Haeju
$1560
123 km or 77 mi Chungju
$1009
127 km or 79 mi Cheongju
$903
133 km or 83 mi Sariwon
$1557
135 km or 84 mi Jecheon
$967

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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