Kansas vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kansas Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2026
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5093
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$1183
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$2074
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$581
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4116
$2566
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
64
71
😀 Quality of life
87
74
🏙️ Population
508K
7.01M

The cost of living in Kansas is 23% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1733rd and 2922nd ($2026 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1521st 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 1.6 months in Riyadh. Kansas ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 232nd and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kansas Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$5.41
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.35
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1220
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1654
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4126
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.07
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.78
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.82
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.2
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.8
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1772
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28701
$9649

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Cities near Kansas

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Prairie Village
$2187
10 km or 6.3 mi Kansas City
$2188
12 km or 7.4 mi Raytown
$2070
15 km or 9.2 mi Leawood
$2171
15 km or 9.2 mi Overland Park
$2242
15 km or 9.2 mi Independence
$1979
16 km or 10 mi Shawnee
$2154
18 km or 11 mi Lenexa
$2186
18 km or 11 mi Gladstone
$2032
19 km or 12 mi Grandview
$2148
23 km or 14 mi Lee's Summit
$2122
25 km or 16 mi Liberty
$2059
26 km or 16 mi Belton
$2147
27 km or 17 mi Olathe
$2157
27 km or 17 mi Blue Springs
$2058
39 km or 24 mi Gardner
$1996
41 km or 26 mi Leavenworth
$2006
57 km or 35 mi Lawrence
$1456
82 km or 51 mi St. Joseph
$2038
95 km or 59 mi Topeka
$1708
123 km or 77 mi Sedalia
$1886
156 km or 97 mi Emporia
$1784
174 km or 108 mi Manhattan
$1787
183 km or 113 mi Pittsburg
$1887
195 km or 121 mi Columbia
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Junction
$1854
215 km or 134 mi Jefferson
$1878
219 km or 136 mi Joplin
$1836
235 km or 146 mi Springfield
$1555
250 km or 155 mi Nixa
$1703
261 km or 162 mi Bellevue
$2220
263 km or 163 mi Salina
$1575
265 km or 165 mi Lincoln
$1681
265 km or 165 mi Newton
$1703
268 km or 167 mi Council Bluffs
$1747
275 km or 171 mi Omaha
$2324
283 km or 176 mi Bartlesville
$1762
284 km or 176 mi Wichita
$1774
286 km or 178 mi Ottumwa
$1744
287 km or 178 mi Derby
$1820

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561