Riyadh vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Riyadh	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1637	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3629	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$944	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$1530	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$484
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	72	12
😀 Quality of life	78	46
🏙️ Population	7.01M	14.7K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 61% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 2911th and 5404th ($1637 vs $1015) 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 1.7 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 733rd and 6511th 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	$9.31	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.6	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1001	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$748	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2174	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1140	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.4	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.4	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2485	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.71	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.19	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.8	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.22	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$102	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10598	$3299

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Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166