Miami vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Miami	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3075	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7229	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$2042	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$3813	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3944	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	85	72
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	442K	7.01M

The cost of living in Miami is 88% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 119th and 2911th ($3075 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 107th and 1st in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Miami compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Miami ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 140th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Riyadh

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	Miami	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.6	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.68	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3298	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6403	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3960	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.89	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.46	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.79	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.4	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.2	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1399	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23889	$10598

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882

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