Philadelphia vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Philadelphia	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2584	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5778	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$2234	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$732	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4329	$2496
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	93	80
🏙️ Population	1.6M	7.01M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 59% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 744th and 3418th ($2584 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 660th 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 1.5 months in Riyadh. Philadelphia ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 95th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Philadelphia	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2401	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2372	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.24	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.6	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.6	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2021	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15283	$9818

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463