Philadelphia vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$1508
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$2200
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$733
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$194
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4443
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
1.6M
7.01M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 59% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 741st and 3485th ($2597 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 652nd 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 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 118th and 899th 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
$22
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.2
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1607
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1212
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2381
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4124
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.88
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.41
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.31
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.72
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.9
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.7
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2213
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20275
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2626
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2543
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2622
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2498
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2543
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2567
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2579
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2359
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2623
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2636
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2849
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2458
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2314
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2623
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2525
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2331
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2685
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2635
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2222
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3031
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2636
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2820
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2825
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2754
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2795
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2842
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2313
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2333
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2897
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2221
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2656
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2737

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459