Manchester vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2071
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5081
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$1241
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$2185
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2923
$2731
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
72
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
548K
7.01M

The cost of living in Manchester is 27% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1662nd and 2911th ($2071 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 85th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.9
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.7
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.46
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1351
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$936
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2179
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1788
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5330
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3723
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$110
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.8
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1818
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19551
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1401
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1681

Cities near Riyadh

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