Houston vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5394
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$1281
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$2031
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4606
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
2.3M
7.01M

The cost of living in Houston is 39% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1354th and 3529th ($2265 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th 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 months in Houston compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 16th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Riyadh

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Houston Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.6
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.52
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1003
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2380
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1609
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2542
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.19
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.17
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.24
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.92
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1729
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22380
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2228
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2150
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2094
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2260
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2071
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2112
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2136
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2297
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2386
41 km or 25 mi League
$2102
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2072
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2114
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2738
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2048
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1836
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1897
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2112
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2022
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1605
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1913
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$2000
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1900
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1887
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2226
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1971
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1904
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1510
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2115
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2444
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2027
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2153
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2237
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2125
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2229
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2171
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2200
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2187
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2285
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2059
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2221

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487