Kingston vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1378
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$664
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$1546
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$763
$2731
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
72
😀 Quality of life
54
78
🏙️ Population
580K
7.01M

The cost of living in Kingston is 16% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 3941st and 2911th ($1378 vs $1637) 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 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5942nd and 733rd 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
$7.64
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.29
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.88
 Cappuccino
$4.32
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$816
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1923
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2836
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.08
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.6
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.87
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.6
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$10598

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KingstonRiyadh

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1197
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$787
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1063
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$870
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1170
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$877
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1000
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1014
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1124
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1415
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2123
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1272
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2763
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1561
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1266
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1561
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1830
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$506
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$507
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1531
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1395
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$508
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$521
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$527
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$542
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1258
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$520
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$521
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1259
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3754
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1211
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$511
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$505
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1101
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1058
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$645
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$715
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$865
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$707

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529