Paris vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2357
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5959
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$1338
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$2858
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3414
$2861
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
71
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
2.15M
7.01M

The cost of living in Paris is 49% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 998th and 3292nd ($2357 vs $1586) 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 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 22nd and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Paris Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.18
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.16
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1077
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3334
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2404
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$237
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13808
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9821
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.38
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.9
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.41
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.3
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$109
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18941
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489