Riyadh vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$4464
🏠 One person rent
$996
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$1909
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$3795
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
71
94
😀 Quality of life
74
93
🏙️ Population
7.01M
592K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 18% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2922nd and 1756th ($1642 vs $2013) 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 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 1210th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$5.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$12166

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$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1804
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1850
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$1886
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1836
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2205
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1822
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1832
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2055
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2135
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2465
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1833
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2545
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1894
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2092
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1981
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1647
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2001
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1841
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1376
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1965
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1650
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1756
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1631
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1818
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1909
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1539
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1971
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1413
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413