Quito vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quito Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$864
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$339
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$608
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
63
70
😀 Quality of life
60
78
🏙️ Population
1.76M
7.01M

The cost of living in Quito is 47% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6476th and 3485th ($864 vs $1628) 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 0.7 months in Quito compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5902nd and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs Riyadh

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Quito Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$757
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.6
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.9
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.04%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1700
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.75
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$385
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8877
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$592
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$557
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$516
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$653
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$672
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$514
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$613
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$675
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$827
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$694
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$780
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$731
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$762
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$842
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$953
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$829
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$704
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$707
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$631
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$584
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$524
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$559
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$577
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$850
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$856
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$788
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$606
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$660
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$563
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$705
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$593
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$651
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$617
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$638
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$749
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$769
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$749
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$537
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$862
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$559

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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