Kingston vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3425
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$740
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$1278
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
41
70
😀 Quality of life
61
78
🏙️ Population
938K
7.01M

The cost of living in Kingston is 9% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4050th and 3485th ($1482 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jamaica and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5741st and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Riyadh

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Kingston Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.42%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2196
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.73
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.42
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.3
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.32
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5834
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1314
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$874
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1152
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1102
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1285
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$964
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1024
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1092
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1650
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2128
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1274
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2774
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1163
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1673
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1352
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1575
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$523
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$523
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1619
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1522
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$539
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$545
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1322
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$535
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$539
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1319
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3795
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1232
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1090
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1158
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$857
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$886
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$814

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