Philadelphia vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Philadelphia	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2541	$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6190	$3407
🏠 One person rent	$1502	$921
🏘️ Family rent	$2715	$1393
🍽️ Food expenses	$694	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4036	$2861
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	71
😀 Quality of life	91	77
🏙️ Population	1.6M	7.01M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 60% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 710th and 3292nd ($2541 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 637th and 1st in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Philadelphia ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 130th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Philadelphia	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1598	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3091	$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$239	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.5	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3533	$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2340	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.5	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.93	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.11	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1909	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20863	$10359

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2603
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2578
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2691
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2593
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2336
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2585
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2532
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2606
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2305
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2514
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2578
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2301
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2607
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2617
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2286
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2254
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2506
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2510
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2550
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2256
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2667
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2735
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2091
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2882
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2663
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2753
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2872
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2814
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2785
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2841
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2882
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2398
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2238
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2929
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2254
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2756
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2750

Cities near Riyadh

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