Lisbon vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lisbon Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1705
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3820
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$1106
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1278
$2731
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
72
😀 Quality of life
82
78
🏙️ Population
546K
7.01M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 4% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2671st and 2911th ($1705 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Portugal and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Portugal vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 475th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Riyadh

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Lisbon Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.1
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.9
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1223
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$933
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2337
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.31%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6840
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3925
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.6
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.06
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.1
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.8
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$562
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15150
$10598

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi Almada
$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Amadora
$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Queluz
$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Odivelas
$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi Barreiro
$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi Amora
$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi Seixal
$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi Oeiras
$1525
13 km or 8 mi Agualva-Cacem
$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi Loures
$1384
17 km or 10 mi Montijo
$1360
18 km or 11 mi Moita
$1316
18 km or 11 mi Algueirao-Mem Martins
$1371
21 km or 13 mi Sintra
$1413
22 km or 14 mi Cascais
$1501
28 km or 17 mi Mafra
$1339
29 km or 18 mi Palmela
$1305
30 km or 19 mi Vila Franca de Xira
$1137
31 km or 19 mi Sesimbra
$1213
32 km or 20 mi Setubal
$1336
39 km or 24 mi Alenquer
$1248
42 km or 26 mi Torres Vedras
$1369
42 km or 26 mi Benavente
$1255
47 km or 29 mi Azambuja
$1242
47 km or 29 mi Salvaterra de Magos
$1249
58 km or 36 mi Cartaxo
$1230
61 km or 38 mi Lourinha
$1349
71 km or 44 mi Santarem
$1160
72 km or 45 mi Almeirim
$1176
73 km or 45 mi Peniche
$1502
77 km or 48 mi Caldas da Rainha
$1168
90 km or 56 mi Santiago do Cacem
$1282
94 km or 58 mi Alcobaca
$1206
101 km or 63 mi Torres Novas
$1102
103 km or 64 mi Porto de Mos
$1168
111 km or 69 mi Evora
$1135
115 km or 72 mi Ourem
$1100
117 km or 72 mi Marinha Grande
$1170
118 km or 73 mi Tomar
$908
118 km or 73 mi Abrantes
$1112

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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