Oslo vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oslo Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2847
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6052
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$1639
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$2560
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$819
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4285
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
37 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
81
70
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
718K
7.01M

The cost of living in Oslo is 75% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 342nd and 3529th ($2847 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Norway and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Norway vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Oslo compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 37th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Riyadh

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Oslo Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.8
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.1
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.22
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1653
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1331
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2696
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2094
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.5
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.27%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11326
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7606
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.62
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.3
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.57
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$34.3
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.17
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.76
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.5
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.3
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$275
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15673
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$2208
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$2327
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2224
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$2295
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1876
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$2079
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1957
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$2130
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$2073
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$2262
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$2123
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1890
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$2114
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1959
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1986
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1966
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1481
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$2164
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1562
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1588
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1469
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1965
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1405
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1594
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1691
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1656
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1397
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1673
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1864
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1311
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1738
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1370
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1612
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1563
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1884
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$2117
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2584
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2409

Cities near Riyadh

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