Houston vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2261
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5455
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$1267
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$2011
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4659
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
96
78
🏙️ Population
2.3M
7.01M

The cost of living in Houston is 39% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1367th and 3485th ($2261 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th 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 2.1 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 14th and 899th 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
$20.7
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1416
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2413
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2519
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1831
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.25
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1987
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22291
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2142
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2064
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2093
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2126
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2011
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2107
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2025
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2124
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2190
41 km or 25 mi League
$1990
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1916
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2096
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2754
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2011
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1860
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1893
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1900
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1621
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1843
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1950
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1872
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2003
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1977
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1917
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1516
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2141
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2475
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2058
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2070
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2168
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2110
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2125
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2151
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2120
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2149
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2066
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1937
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2123

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