Hamilton vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2103
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4578
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$1304
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$2079
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2679
$2496
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
73
73
😀 Quality of life
91
80
🏙️ Population
569K
7.01M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 29% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1725th and 3418th ($2103 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Canada vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Hamilton ranked 17th best city to live in Canada vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 176th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hamilton Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1167
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1163
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1899
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1884
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12302
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4675
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.6
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$618
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19470
$9818

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2193
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1844
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2010
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2326
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2012
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$1998
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2033
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$2038
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2071
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1928
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1705
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2464
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2241
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1869
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2049
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2242
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1683
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2187
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2449
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2044
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2109
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1868
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2021
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2083
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2082
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1564
116 km or 72 mi London
$1931
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1925
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1443
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2180
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1936
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1659

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463