Rio de Janeiro vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$458
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$442
$2496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
67
80
🏙️ Population
6.21M
7.01M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 42% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6006th and 3418th ($940 vs $1627) 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 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4818th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rio de Janeiro Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.45
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$501
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.9
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1966
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.5
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.37
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.1
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12076
$9818

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$739
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$653
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$648
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$810
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$590
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$706
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$498
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$564
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$445
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$539
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$557
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$530
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$683
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$525
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$550
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$506
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$603
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$625
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$631
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$540
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$673
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$632
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$597
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$643
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$613
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$541
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$518
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$620
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$536
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$625
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$611
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$618
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$633
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$559
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$644
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$657
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$530
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$492
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$819
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$586

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463