Riyadh vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$6191
🏠 One person rent
$921
$1670
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$4470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
71
54
😀 Quality of life
77
87
🏙️ Population
7.01M
525K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 40% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 3292nd and 501st ($1586 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 443rd 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 1.8 months in Riyadh compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 796th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$7.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$30262

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Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2678
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2722
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2757
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2839
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2929
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2667
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2553
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2861
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2613
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2724
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3171
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2593
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3186
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3509
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2718
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2254
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2907
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2194
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3105
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2890
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2934
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3510
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2845
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2726
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2714
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2885
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2557
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2561
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3088
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2250
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2949
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2831
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2922
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2851