Houston vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$2731
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	2.3M	7.01M

The cost of living in Houston is 38% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1229th and 2911th ($2265 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 97th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$10598

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529