New York City vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4441
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$10033
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$2960
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$5380
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$886
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$364
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5544
$2731
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
72
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
8.8M
7.01M

The cost of living in New York City is 171% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 3rd and 2911th ($4441 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.7 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 22nd and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Riyadh

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New York City Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29.7
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$133
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.94
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$5.95
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3501
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2603
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4776
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5236
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.5
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17935
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12929
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.5
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$5.04
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.41
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.1
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.89
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.94
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.1
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$173
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$36.1
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1784
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21465
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2745
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2611
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2456
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3111

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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