Madrid vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1612
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3666
$3157
🏠 One person rent
$897
$820
🏘️ Family rent
$1464
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2598
$2368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
70
😀 Quality of life
92
75
🏙️ Population
3.28M
7.01M

The cost of living in Madrid is 11% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2665th and 3260th ($1612 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Spain vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Madrid compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 79th and 1142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Madrid Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$7.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.93
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$986
$968
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1676
$1541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.2
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4273
$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2656
$1229
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$7.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$5.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.83
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.6
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$51
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$508
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9114
$8290

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1460
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1048
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1234
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1290
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1309
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1211
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1177
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1220
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1070
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1013
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1077
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1143
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1169
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1133
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1208
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1168
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$865
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$851
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1140
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1028
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$965
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1089
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1135
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1012
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1005
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1174
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1156
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1215
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1155
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1075
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1308
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1034
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$943
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1114
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1059
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1114
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$758
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1176
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1113
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1382

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$652
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$954
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$812
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$977
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$996
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$885
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$938
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$732
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$992
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1335
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1171
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1040
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1928
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1872
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1396
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$937
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$651
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$644
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$757
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$662
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$429
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$819
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$457
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$931
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$717
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$514
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1498
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$668
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$918
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$705
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$555
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$613
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$520
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1955
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$974
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$785
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$673
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$890
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$610