Male vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$810
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
8
70
😀 Quality of life
64
78
🏙️ Population
133K
7.01M

The cost of living in Male is 19% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4490th and 3485th ($1321 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Maldives and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Maldives vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5278th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Riyadh

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Male Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.01
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$10912

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$261
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$243
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$260
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$268
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$372
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$329
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$278
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$582
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$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
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$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322

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$821
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$938
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$834
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$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
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$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
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$2100
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$2015
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$1437
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$738
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$708
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$703
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$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
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$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
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$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
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$2133
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$1031
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$505
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$670
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$873
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$494
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$459