New York City vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$3587
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$936
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$1460
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$2284
😷 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 3485th ($4202 vs $1628) 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 1.3 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 15th and 899th 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	$22.6	$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$10912

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$938
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$834
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$965
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1059
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$917
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$778
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1062
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1218
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2100
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$2015
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$738
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$703
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$454
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$522
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$890
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$457
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$655
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1164
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$471
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$469
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$573
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$548
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1031
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$505
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$670
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$873
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$494
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$459