Johannesburg vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$522
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
73
70
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
4.8M
7.01M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 28% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4839th and 3529th ($1171 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5190th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Riyadh

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Johannesburg Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950

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