Philadelphia vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$1514
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$2239
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$740
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
1.6M
7.01M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 59% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 742nd and 3529th ($2597 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 648th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Philadelphia ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 87th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Riyadh

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Philadelphia Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.2
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1612
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3762
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1992
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.2
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.81
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2195
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17603
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2632
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2572
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2626
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2493
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2549
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2609
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2600
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2612
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2350
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2639
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2639
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2793
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2445
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2392
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2520
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2315
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2668
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2603
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2207
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2648
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3077
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2609
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2802
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2835
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2753
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2835
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2301
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2933
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2171
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2684
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2801

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487