Quito vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quito Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$851
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2169
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$339
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$594
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$479
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
71
😀 Quality of life
61
74
🏙️ Population
2.01M
7.01M

The cost of living in Quito is 48% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6208th and 2922nd ($851 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.6 months in Quito compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Quito ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5206th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Quito Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.06
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.54
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$2.98
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.9
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.5
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1617
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.66
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.1
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.5
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$261
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7844
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$775
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$536
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$570
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$638
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$515
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$547
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$612
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$511
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$834
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$533
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$642
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$731
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$870
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$801
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$903
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$790
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$754
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$814
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$455
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$603
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$416
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$637
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$472
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$720
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$552
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$648
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$507
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$514
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$493
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$532
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$543
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$592
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$504
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$551
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$551
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$639
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$567
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$525
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$639
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$416

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561