Perth vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Perth Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4922
$2961
🏠 One person rent
$1295
$748
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3379
$2297
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
70
😀 Quality of life
93
74
🏙️ Population
2.14M
7.01M

The cost of living in Perth is 65% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 934th and 3710th ($2251 vs $1360) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Australia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Australia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Perth compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 52nd and 1392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Perth Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.3
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1877
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$926
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1918
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1435
$862
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$53.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7040
$1755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5794
$1136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.09
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.43
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29.1
$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.59
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$5.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.8
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1757
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15447
$7248

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Distance City Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi Bunbury
$1417
195 km or 121 mi Busselton
$2081
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$1688
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$1704
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1875
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1591
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2153
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1287
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1530
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1541
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$504
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$560
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$362
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$693
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$792
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1662
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$520
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1367
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$1689
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$1843
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$438
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$382
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1688
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1570
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1724
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$408
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$470
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$460
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$461
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2266
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1768
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$517
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1905
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$517
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$403
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$441
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$463
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1674

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1022
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$901
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$926
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$962
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$898
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$872
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$772
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1023
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1326
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1194
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1940
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1894
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1380
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$931
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$675
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$663
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$795
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$693
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$536
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$869
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$545
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$935
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$749
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$571
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$653
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1062
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$727
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$621
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$537
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$977
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$782
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$668
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$939
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$922
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$673