Manchester vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
90
70
😀 Quality of life
93
78
🏙️ Population
548K
7.01M

The cost of living in Manchester is 45% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1156th and 3529th ($2365 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 78th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Riyadh

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Manchester Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487