Paris vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$2496
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	99	73
😀 Quality of life	97	80
🏙️ Population	2.15M	7.01M

The cost of living in Paris is 55% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 843rd and 3418th ($2517 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in France and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check France vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 18th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Riyadh

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	Paris	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$9818

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463