Hamilton vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2154
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4699
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$1364
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2803
$2861
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
71
😀 Quality of life
88
77
🏙️ Population
569K
7.01M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 36% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1463rd and 3292nd ($2154 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 241st and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hamilton Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.7
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1198
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2201
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1912
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.69%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17069
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4991
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.2
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.23
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.9
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22053
$10359

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9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2297
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2266
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1884
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2267
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2472
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2086
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2012
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2127
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1975
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2144
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$2095
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1762
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2575
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2332
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1971
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$1798
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2398
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1814
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2051
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2597
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$1873
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2041
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$2009
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2007
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$1986
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$1964
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1635
116 km or 72 mi London
$2040
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1598
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1999
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$1966
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$2038
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1865

Cities near Riyadh

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