Houston vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$2496
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	93	80
🏙️ Population	2.3M	7.01M

The cost of living in Houston is 38% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1375th and 3418th ($2240 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th 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 1.5 months in Riyadh. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 77th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$9818

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

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