Manchester vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$2861
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
71
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
548K
7.01M

The cost of living in Manchester is 35% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1500th and 3292nd ($2137 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 76th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489