Portland vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2629
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6215
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$1568
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$2656
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$680
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4810
$2731
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
72
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
653K
7.01M

The cost of living in Portland is 61% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 603rd and 2911th ($2629 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 553rd 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 1.7 months in Riyadh. Portland ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 157th and 733rd 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
$17.9
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2917
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2257
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.62%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.85
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.45
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.1
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.99
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.04
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$187
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.5
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1788
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16585
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2465
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2432
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2484
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2420
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2341
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2410
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2353
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2585
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2379
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2361
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2368
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2095
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2119
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2029
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2206
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2523
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1967
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2174
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2571
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2406
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2460
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2604
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2449
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1744
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2644
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2604
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2517
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2796
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2532
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2338
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1882
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2784
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2623
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2579
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2741

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529