Manchester vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$2566
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
71
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
548K
7.01M

The cost of living in Manchester is 22% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1798th and 2922nd ($1998 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 1.6 months in Riyadh. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 110th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561