Hamilton vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4535
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$1218
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$2095
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$554
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2934
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
73
70
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
569K
7.01M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 23% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2004th and 3485th ($2006 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 265th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Riyadh

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Hamilton Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.17
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1114
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1880
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.2
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8824
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3366
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$620
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16689
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2214
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2318
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1832
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2049
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2308
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2034
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2017
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2102
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1994
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2109
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1936
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1848
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2415
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2233
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1892
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2078
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2172
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1706
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2303
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2124
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2081
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2181
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1863
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2030
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2125
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2123
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1581
116 km or 72 mi London
$1930
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1802
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1449
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$1910
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1939
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1757

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459