Recife vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Recife Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$358
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$616
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$418
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
54
70
😀 Quality of life
66
78
🏙️ Population
1.49M
7.01M

The cost of living in Recife is 51% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6758th and 3485th ($802 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st in Brazil and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Recife compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Recife ranked 12th best city to live in Brazil vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5007th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Riyadh

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Recife Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.07
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.35
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.78%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1912
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1040
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.1
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.79
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.77
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.9
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.5
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11966
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$615
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$605
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$460
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$751
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$680
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$636
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$623
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$820
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$598
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$597
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$696
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$705
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$752
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$641
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$671
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$621
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$673
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$640
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$697
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$649
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$472
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$599
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$610
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$661
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$617
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$650
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$707
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$615
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$718
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$614
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$648
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$709
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$678
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$654
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$824
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$617
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$491
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$768
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$693
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$592

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