Honolulu vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$2496
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	62	73
😀 Quality of life	88	80
🏙️ Population	351K	7.01M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 95% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 122nd and 3418th ($3173 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 1st in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 322nd and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Riyadh

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	Honolulu	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$9818

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182

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