Kingston vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$605
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$2861
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
71
😀 Quality of life
54
77
🏙️ Population
580K
7.01M

The cost of living in Kingston is 17% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4282nd and 3292nd ($1325 vs $1586) 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5962nd and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kingston Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1165
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$783
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$849
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1143
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$821
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$978
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1018
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2117
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2760
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1558
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1280
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1556
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1824
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$514
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1525
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1405
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$516
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$527
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$536
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1260
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$524
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$529
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1260
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3644
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1103
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1053
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$727
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$878
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$728

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489