Oakland vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oakland	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2968	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8022	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$4049	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$798	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5520	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	72
😀 Quality of life	94	78
🏙️ Population	441K	7.01M

The cost of living in Oakland is 81% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 182nd and 2911th ($2968 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 159th 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 1.9 months in Oakland compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 38th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Riyadh

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	Oakland	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.1	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.3	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1826	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4410	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3547	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.5	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7152	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7023	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.73	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2719	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18963	$10598

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326

Cities near Riyadh

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