Riyadh vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$4816
🏠 One person rent
$946
$1184
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$2040
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$2197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
70
91
😀 Quality of life
78
91
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.75M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 22% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 3529th and 1819th ($1632 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Italy, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 879th and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Rome

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Riyadh Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$6.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$12431

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$793
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$931
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$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358