Johannesburg vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2788
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$547
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
73
70
😀 Quality of life
60
78
🏙️ Population
4.8M
7.01M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 26% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4745th and 3485th ($1204 vs $1628) 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 0.3 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 5850th and 899th 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
$12.2
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$777
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.38
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.1
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.59
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5103
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1104
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$912
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1031
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$851
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$784
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$997
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1015
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$742
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$994
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$789
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$902
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$875
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$860
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$872
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$811
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$903
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$691
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$723
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$691
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$607
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$882
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$663
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$494
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$660
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$742
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$611
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$549
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$904
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$912
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$590
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1014
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$938
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$632
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$965

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