New York City vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4051
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8925
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$2620
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$4454
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$807
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$399
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5777
$2861
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
97
77
🏙️ Population
8.8M
7.01M

The cost of living in New York City is 155% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5th and 3292nd ($4051 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 13th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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New York City Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.78
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$6.22
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2702
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2361
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5005
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3996
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.73%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$19111
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3215
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.88
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$138
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.43
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.36
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.97
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$144
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.8
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$156
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1717
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20585
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108

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