Johannesburg vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1082
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2560
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$485
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$206
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1614
$2496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
74
73
😀 Quality of life
62
80
🏙️ Population
4.43M
7.01M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 33% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5031st and 3418th ($1082 vs $1627) 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 1.5 months in Riyadh. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5648th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$741
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.86
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5503
$9818

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$984
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$890
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$984
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$826
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$740
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$892
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$975
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$706
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$875
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$940
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$731
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$838
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$830
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$762
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$808
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$762
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$833
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$637
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$668
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$637
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$599
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$827
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$607
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$469
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$650
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$698
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$598
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$514
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$861
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$908
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$536
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$915
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$892
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$587
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$915

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