Montevideo vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montevideo Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3194
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$558
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$943
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1269
$2566
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
71
😀 Quality of life
76
74
🏙️ Population
1.32M
7.01M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 20% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4149th and 2922nd ($1311 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Uruguay and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Montevideo compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 824th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Montevideo Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.8
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.68
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$4.56
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.8
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.89%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2918
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2297
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.58
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.66
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.42
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.1
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.82
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.62
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$387
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7392
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Barros Blancos
$1187
21 km or 13 mi Ciudad de la Costa
$1186
85 km or 53 mi Florida
$1123
102 km or 63 mi Minas
$1186
110 km or 69 mi Maldonado
$989
113 km or 70 mi Punta del Este
$1672
155 km or 96 mi Berisso
$491
163 km or 101 mi La Plata
$465
168 km or 104 mi Durazno
$1101
187 km or 116 mi Berazategui
$679
189 km or 118 mi Ezpeleta
$678
192 km or 120 mi Quilmes
$705
194 km or 121 mi Bernal
$661
197 km or 122 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
197 km or 123 mi Wilde
$650
199 km or 124 mi Villa Dominico
$645
200 km or 124 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
201 km or 125 mi Burzaco
$558
201 km or 125 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
202 km or 126 mi Glew
$581
202 km or 126 mi Florencio Varela
$559
203 km or 126 mi Longchamps
$577
203 km or 126 mi Temperley
$536
204 km or 127 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
205 km or 127 mi Buenos Aires
$791
205 km or 127 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
205 km or 127 mi Lanus
$657
210 km or 130 mi Monte Grande
$579
214 km or 133 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
214 km or 133 mi Ezeiza
$597
216 km or 134 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
217 km or 135 mi Florida Este
$658
217 km or 135 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
217 km or 135 mi La Tablada
$639
218 km or 135 mi Caseros
$658
219 km or 136 mi San Justo
$642
219 km or 136 mi San Isidro
$683
221 km or 137 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
221 km or 137 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
221 km or 138 mi Isidro Casanova
$639

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