New York City vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4207
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$9179
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$2718
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$4382
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$875
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$373
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5229
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
8.8M
7.01M

The cost of living in New York City is 158% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4th and 3529th ($4207 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 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 18th and 879th 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
$23.6
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.27
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.88
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3712
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2223
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5056
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3881
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17512
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9335
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$134
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.55
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.96
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.77
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.7
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$23.4
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$13.9
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.99
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.2
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$156
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.7
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.7
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2132
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21999
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2803
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2868
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2738
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2781
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2803
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2801
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2696
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2750
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2792
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2533
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2717
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2809
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2539
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2512
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2685
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2477
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2702
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2782
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2665
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2772
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2734
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2666
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2638
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2497
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2687
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2758
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2690
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2503
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3188

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487