Kansas vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Kansas Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1955
$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4794
$2961
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$748
🏘️ Family rent
$2177
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.9
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3928
$2297
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
70
😀 Quality of life
87
74
🏙️ Population
508K
7.01M

The cost of living in Kansas is 44% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1617th and 3710th ($1955 vs $1360) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1398th 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 months in Kansas compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Kansas ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 222nd and 1392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kansas Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.3
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.5
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1108
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$900
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2586
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$862
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$53.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$1755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4402
$1136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.1
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.91
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.88
$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$5.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$723
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18933
$7248

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Cities near Kansas

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Prairie Village
$2027
10 km or 6.3 mi Kansas City
$2217
12 km or 7.4 mi Raytown
$1873
15 km or 9.2 mi Leawood
$1942
15 km or 9.2 mi Overland Park
$2066
15 km or 9.2 mi Independence
$1502
16 km or 10 mi Shawnee
$2018
18 km or 11 mi Lenexa
$2033
18 km or 11 mi Gladstone
$1809
19 km or 12 mi Grandview
$2165
23 km or 14 mi Lee's Summit
$1980
25 km or 16 mi Liberty
$1719
26 km or 16 mi Belton
$2220
27 km or 17 mi Olathe
$1994
27 km or 17 mi Blue Springs
$1787
39 km or 24 mi Gardner
$1882
41 km or 26 mi Leavenworth
$1875
57 km or 35 mi Lawrence
$1443
82 km or 51 mi St. Joseph
$1864
95 km or 59 mi Topeka
$1750
123 km or 77 mi Sedalia
$1813
156 km or 97 mi Emporia
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Manhattan
$1567
183 km or 113 mi Pittsburg
$1719
195 km or 121 mi Columbia
$1637
195 km or 121 mi Junction
$1648
215 km or 134 mi Jefferson
$1785
219 km or 136 mi Joplin
$1446
235 km or 146 mi Springfield
$1502
250 km or 155 mi Nixa
$1639
261 km or 162 mi Bellevue
$1843
263 km or 163 mi Salina
$1474
265 km or 165 mi Lincoln
$1452
265 km or 165 mi Newton
$1586
268 km or 167 mi Council Bluffs
$1619
275 km or 171 mi Omaha
$1929
283 km or 176 mi Bartlesville
$1633
284 km or 176 mi Wichita
$1661
286 km or 178 mi Ottumwa
$1617
287 km or 178 mi Derby
$1709

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1022
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$901
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$926
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$962
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$898
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$872
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$772
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1023
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1326
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1194
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1940
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1894
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1380
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$931
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$675
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$663
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$795
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$693
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$536
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$869
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$545
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$935
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$749
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$571
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$653
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1062
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$727
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$621
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$537
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$977
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$782
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$668
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$939
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$922
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$673