Paris vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2460
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5684
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$1432
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$2492
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$615
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3694
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
99
70
😀 Quality of life
94
78
🏙️ Population
2.1M
7.01M

The cost of living in Paris is 51% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 964th and 3485th ($2460 vs $1628) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 34th and 899th 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
$17.9
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.3
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.32
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.85
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.68
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1558
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1158
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2756
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2070
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15102
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10254
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$104
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.22
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.02
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.3
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.37
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.49
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1048
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19577
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1935
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1874
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1987
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1876
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1794
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1454
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1749
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1401
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1481
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1424
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1375
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1356
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1382
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1350
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1553
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1243
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1632
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1573
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1421
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1506

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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