Oslo vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oslo Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2197
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4695
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$1222
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$1901
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$637
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3568
$2566
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
37 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
71
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
709K
7.01M

The cost of living in Oslo is 34% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1293rd and 2922nd ($2197 vs $1642) 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 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 24th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Oslo Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.9
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.6
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.2
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$4.39
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1253
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1569
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8838
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6042
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.12
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.55
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.51
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.9
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8301
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1805
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2077
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1626
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1781
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1616
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1835
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1705
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1715
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1585
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1767
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1569
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1723
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1261
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1637
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1530
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1246
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1428
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1332
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1575
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1299
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1396
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1528
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1465
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1203
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1718
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1690
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1276
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1455
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1783
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1250
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$2283
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1912
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2129
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$1991

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561