Rio de Janeiro vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2339
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$461
$997
🏘️ Family rent
$752
$1466
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$442
$2428
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
95
72
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
6.21M
7.01M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 44% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6107th and 3192nd ($947 vs $1695) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4764th and 798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rio de Janeiro Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.49
$7.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.88
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$1017
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$815
$1829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$558
$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.3
$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.3
$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.37%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1996
$2648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1164
$1772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.8
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.95
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.01
$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$8.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$2.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52
$51.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.4
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11740
$9828

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$750
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$660
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$655
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$812
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$590
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$630
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$577
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$672
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$500
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$552
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$570
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$628
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$676
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$621
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$499
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$535
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$608
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$683
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$634
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$525
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$673
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$639
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$597
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$646
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$617
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$537
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$556
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$622
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$546
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$625
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$616
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$612
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$634
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$556
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$643
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$653
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$520
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$475
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$792
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$593

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$987
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$879
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1063
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1055
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$913
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$893
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1205
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1240
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1242
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1050
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1762
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1688
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1430
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$842
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$702
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$699
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$464
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$692
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$553
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$851
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$547
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$907
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$533
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1713
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1221
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$521
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$493
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$584
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$592
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1915
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1008
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$564
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$679
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$904
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$537
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$515