Portland vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2785
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6544
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$2793
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$732
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4971
$2284
😷 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 71% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 456th and 3485th ($2785 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 392nd 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 47th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 195th and 899th 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
$21.1
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.1
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.63
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.88
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1760
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2916
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2377
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.7
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.16%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3956
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3317
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.17
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.83
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.45
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.45
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.98
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.74
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$180
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.8
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1706
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24040
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2340
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2451
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2401
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2488
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2339
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2237
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2312
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2477
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2279
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2407
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2145
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2167
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2308
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2391
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2095
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2315
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2100
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2222
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2765
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1969
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2277
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2616
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2592
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2378
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2596
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2576
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1742
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2822
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2722
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2429
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2767
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2542
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2342
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1902
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2775
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2637
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2617
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2783

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