Indianapolis vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5041
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4818
$2566
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
71
😀 Quality of life
89
74
🏙️ Population
888K
7.01M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 30% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1474th and 2922nd ($2129 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Indianapolis ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 146th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.3
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$4.94
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1305
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$966
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2169
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.8
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1877
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1547
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.21
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.73
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.23
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$108
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1858
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27248
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2019
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$2034
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2032
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$2037
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2002
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1988
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1973
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1992
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1906
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1950
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1795
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1896
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2212
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1775
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1596
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1944
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1850
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2127
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1846
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1465
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1840
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1732
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1889
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1486
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1826
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1750
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1803
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$1938
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1844
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1659
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$1907
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1709
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1721
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1919
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1844
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1904
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1857
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1798

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561