Riyadh vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$946
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$4180
😷 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 38% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 3529th and 676th ($1632 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 879th and 24th 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
$8.06
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$13439

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$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
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727