Raleigh vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$2201
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4362
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
82
70
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
468K
7.01M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 39% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1363rd and 3485th ($2265 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 Raleigh compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Raleigh ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 219th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Riyadh

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Raleigh Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$6.08
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1531
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1754
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3898
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.61
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1475
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24243
$10912

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729

Cities near Riyadh

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