Riyadh vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$6362
🏠 One person rent
$936
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$2815
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$4246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
70
94
😀 Quality of life
78
95
🏙️ Population
7.01M
664K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 39% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 3485th and 649th ($1628 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Saudi Arabia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 899th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Rotterdam

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Riyadh Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$6.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$13092

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2424
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2365
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2491
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2310
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2389
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2112
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2608
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1865
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2755
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2407
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2247
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3165
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2564
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2354
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2460
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2296
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2399
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2185
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1805
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1739
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2111
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1834
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2341
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1829
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$2053
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2353
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1688
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2197
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1476
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799