Kingston vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1364
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3138
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$654
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$490
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$2496
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
40
73
😀 Quality of life
57
80
🏙️ Population
580K
7.01M

The cost of living in Kingston is 16% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4339th and 3418th ($1364 vs $1627) 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 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6173rd and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kingston Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.4
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.2
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1427
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$765
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.36%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2802
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2172
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.1
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.6
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4783
$9818

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1223
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$793
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1164
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$947
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$973
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1072
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1149
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1645
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2126
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1266
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2761
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1656
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1354
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1574
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1884
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$529
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$528
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1601
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1504
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$544
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$552
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1300
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$541
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$546
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1300
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3615
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1221
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1154
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$721
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$855
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$713

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463