Manila vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Manila Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$794
$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$2961
🏠 One person rent
$403
$748
🏘️ Family rent
$980
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.2
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$2297
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
70
😀 Quality of life
65
74
🏙️ Population
1.85M
7.01M

The cost of living in Manila is 42% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6381st and 3710th ($794 vs $1360) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in the Philippines and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manila compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Manila ranked 2nd best city to live in the Philippines vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4402nd and 1392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manila Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.74
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.71
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1461
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$862
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$53.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.6
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.91%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4609
$1755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2932
$1136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.82
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.31
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$5.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$422
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12857
$7248

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Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Pasay
$701
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Caloocan
$808
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mandaluyong
$784
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$754
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Malabon
$661
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Makati
$847
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Navotas
$677
12 km or 7.2 mi Valenzuela
$441
12 km or 7.2 mi Pasig
$819
12 km or 7.3 mi Taguig
$982
15 km or 9 mi Marikina
$503
15 km or 9.3 mi Bacoor
$554
15 km or 9.3 mi Paranaque
$674
15 km or 9.5 mi Cainta
$680
16 km or 9.7 mi Meycauayan
$573
16 km or 10 mi Las Pinas
$656
19 km or 12 mi Imus
$600
21 km or 13 mi Antipolo
$591
25 km or 15 mi Muntinlupa
$667
25 km or 16 mi San Jose del Monte
$499
26 km or 16 mi General Trias
$602
28 km or 17 mi San Pedro
$561
28 km or 17 mi Binangonan
$620
30 km or 19 mi Dasmarinas
$439
31 km or 19 mi Binan
$516
33 km or 20 mi Malolos
$612
34 km or 21 mi Santa Rosa
$693
37 km or 23 mi Trece Martires
$558
39 km or 24 mi Cabuyao
$558
47 km or 29 mi Calamba
$463
58 km or 36 mi San Fernando
$622
60 km or 37 mi Tanauan
$537
61 km or 38 mi Santo Tomas
$527
69 km or 43 mi San Pablo
$380
74 km or 46 mi Angeles
$655
75 km or 47 mi Lipa
$528
79 km or 49 mi Olongapo
$543
81 km or 50 mi Mabalacat
$620
94 km or 59 mi Batangas
$565
99 km or 61 mi Cabanatuan
$396

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1022
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$901
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$926
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$962
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$898
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$872
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$772
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1023
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1326
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1194
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1940
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1894
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1380
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$931
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$675
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$663
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$795
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$693
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$536
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$869
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$545
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$935
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$749
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$571
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$653
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1062
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$727
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$621
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$537
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$977
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$782
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$668
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$939
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$922
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$673