Riyadh vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Riyadh	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1627	$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3576	$2417
🏠 One person rent	$931	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$1463	$563
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2496	$482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	73	12
😀 Quality of life	80	50
🏙️ Population	7.01M	14.7K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 61% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 3418th and 5501st ($1627 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Dominica, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Riyadh compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 759th and 6632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Roseau

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	Riyadh	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.98	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$86
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$70.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	7.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$3.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.6	$2.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$6.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.34	$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.73	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.22	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$46.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.9	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$451	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$4439

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Cities near Riyadh

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

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1659
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1169
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1135
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1131
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$988
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$988
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1336
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1338
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1463
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1076
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1075
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1111
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2303
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1213
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$638
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$610
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$697
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1007
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1592
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1693
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1686
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1305
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1646
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1702
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1554
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1155