Lisbon vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$3407
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$921
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$1393
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$2861
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	71
😀 Quality of life	82	77
🏙️ Population	546K	7.01M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 10% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2758th and 3292nd ($1738 vs $1586) 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 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 437th and 796th 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	$13	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$10359

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162

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