Johannesburg vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$487
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
71
😀 Quality of life
58
77
🏙️ Population
4.43M
7.01M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 32% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5069th and 3292nd ($1079 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5446th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489