Houston vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Houston Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2209
$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5196
$2961
🏠 One person rent
$1292
$748
🏘️ Family rent
$2121
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$221
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5476
$2297
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
93
74
🏙️ Population
2.3M
7.01M

The cost of living in Houston is 62% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1016th and 3710th ($2209 vs $1360) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 903rd 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 2.5 months in Houston compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Houston ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 56th and 1392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.01
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1049
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2677
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1660
$862
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$53.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.8
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3010
$1755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1716
$1136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.9
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.3
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.2
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.03
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$5.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.8
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1324
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21941
$7248

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$2030
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2012
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$1957
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$1993
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$1892
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2099
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2004
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$1957
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$1871
41 km or 25 mi League
$2040
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1939
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$1987
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$3044
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2034
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1932
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$2061
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2015
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2058
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1976
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1705
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1808
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$2002
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1766
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$1806
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1850
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1792
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1481
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2277
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2605
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2329
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$1836
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$1929
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2156
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$1782
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2311
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$1878
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2373
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$1823
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1680
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$1757

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1022
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$901
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$926
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$962
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$898
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$872
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$772
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1023
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1326
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1194
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1940
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1894
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1380
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$931
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$675
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$663
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$795
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$693
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$536
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$869
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$545
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$935
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$749
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$571
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$653
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1062
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$727
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$621
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$537
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$977
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$782
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$668
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$939
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$922
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$673