Portland vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Portland	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2572	$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6077	$3407
🏠 One person rent	$1546	$921
🏘️ Family rent	$2651	$1393
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4802	$2861
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	71
😀 Quality of life	90	77
🏙️ Population	653K	7.01M

The cost of living in Portland is 62% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 662nd and 3292nd ($2572 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 590th 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 1.9 months in Portland compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Portland ranked 32nd best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 141st and 796th 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	$16.4	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1292	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2860	$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2275	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.8	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3653	$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3326	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.69	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.97	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$189	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.6	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.4	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1700	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16661	$10359

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2289
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2215
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2245
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2372
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2288
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2246
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2363
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2293
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2212
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2121
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2234
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2212
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2406
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2482
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2092
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2109
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2019
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2155
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2577
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1974
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2252
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2534
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2435
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2307
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2589
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2417
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1778
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2774
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2655
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2348
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2797
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2449
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2172
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1908
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2819
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2512
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2489

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$940
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$828
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$870
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$989
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$878
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1218
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1226
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1810
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1719
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$944
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$713
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$548
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$557
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$879
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$895
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$541
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$853
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$537
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$507
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$586
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$588
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$940
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$558
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$895
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$561
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$489