Rio de Janeiro vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$955
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2402
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$447
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$365
$2861
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
71
😀 Quality of life
62
77
🏙️ Population
6.21M
7.01M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 40% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5959th and 3292nd ($955 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4932nd and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rio de Janeiro Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.12
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.19%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2041
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1135
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.71
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.85
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.04
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10815
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$773
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$636
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$652
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$808
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$591
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$600
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$578
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$675
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$500
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$549
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$563
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$647
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$649
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$656
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$461
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$513
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$596
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$635
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$620
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$520
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$664
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$623
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$585
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$629
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$618
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$532
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$537
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$609
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$543
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$618
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$617
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$593
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$622
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$542
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$631
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$618
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$515
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$463
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$666
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$585

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489