London vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

London Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2765
$1278
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6448
$2887
🏠 One person rent
$1730
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$2985
$1026
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$406
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3648
$2178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
68
😀 Quality of life
97
75
🏙️ Population
8.91M
8M

The cost of living in London is 116% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 85th and 3955th ($2765 vs $1278) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4th and 917th among best cities to live in the world.

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London Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.24
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1948
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1416
$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2455
$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$266
$84.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.2
$74.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.55%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14539
$1718
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8844
$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$7.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.11
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$4.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$99.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1862
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21740
$6836

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Cities near London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$2488
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$1510
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$1503
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$1904
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$1506
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$1508
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$1507
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$1516
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$1873
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$1511
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$1501
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$1820
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$1512
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$1500
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$1588
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$1541
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$1831
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$1510
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$1903
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$1512
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$1440
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$1670
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$1509
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$2070
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2000
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$1767
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$1619
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$1817
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1719
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$1808
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$1741
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$1511
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$1541
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$1672
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$1761
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$1516
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$1793
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$1871

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$858
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$750
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$952
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$987
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$907
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$880
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1245
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1277
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1277
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$960
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$843
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1964
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1797
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1384
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$880
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$555
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$543
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$785
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$553
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$634
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$815
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$687
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$829
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$686
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$633
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1028
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$687
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$686
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$606
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$542
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$992
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$947
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$632
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$833
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$688
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$650