Riyadh vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$6548
🏠 One person rent
$946
$1798
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$3108
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$723
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$4529
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
70
54
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
7.01M
525K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 43% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 3529th and 346th ($1632 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 285th in Saudi Arabia and the United States, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sacramento ranked 116th in the United States, while ranked 879th and 376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Sacramento

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Riyadh Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$23546

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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

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2786
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2962
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2933
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2781
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2736
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2649
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2906
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2687
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2813
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3187
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2687
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3097
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3339
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2776
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2162
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2962
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2280
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3136
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2939
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3004
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3454
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2807
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2783
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2929
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2380
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2780
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2658
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2651
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2984
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3064
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2089
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2929
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3778
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2859