Quito vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quito Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2247
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$363
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$485
$2496
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
62
73
😀 Quality of life
57
80
🏙️ Population
1.76M
7.01M

The cost of living in Quito is 46% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6318th and 3418th ($882 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ecuador and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Quito compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6166th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Quito Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.97
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$744
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.2
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.8
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.16%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1599
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$888
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.9
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.5
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9282
$9818

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$598
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$585
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$542
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$649
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$604
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$509
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$606
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$608
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$841
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$622
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$776
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$745
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$859
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$869
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$1006
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$780
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$728
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$712
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$572
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$587
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$489
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$601
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$582
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$759
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$782
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$693
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$565
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$656
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$511
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$704
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$596
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$648
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$609
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$638
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$667
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$679
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$655
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$506
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$730
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$515

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463