Perth vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	72
😀 Quality of life	98	78
🏙️ Population	2.14M	7.01M

The cost of living in Perth is 27% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1654th and 2911th ($2075 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.8 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 6th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Riyadh

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	Perth	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$10598

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529