Portland vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Portland	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2738	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6436	$3539
🏠 One person rent	$1646	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$1446
🍽️ Food expenses	$705	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4867	$2285
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	88	70
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	653K	7.01M

The cost of living in Portland is 68% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 512th and 3529th ($2738 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 441st 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 1.8 months in Portland compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Portland ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 208th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Riyadh

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	Portland	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1369	$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3059	$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4035	$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3320	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.8	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.91	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.42	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.98	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.07	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$35	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$66	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1842	$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21868	$9443

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2372
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2397
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2502
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2428
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2471
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2401
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2420
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2459
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2411
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2401
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2382
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2293
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2269
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2336
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2092
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2251
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2083
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2279
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2747
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2232
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2584
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2558
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2362
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2635
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2582
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1707
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2828
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2720
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2519
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2792
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2587
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2325
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1924
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2814
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2677
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2807

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