Riyadh vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$6170
🏠 One person rent
$936
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$2782
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$710
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$4542
😷 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 39% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 3485th and 605th ($1628 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 533rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sacramento ranked 109th in the United States, while ranked 899th and 347th 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
$7.94
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$20438

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Cities near Riyadh

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 Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2793
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2978
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2918
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2768
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2732
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2660
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2911
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2667
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2815
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3204
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2710
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3091
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3318
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2771
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2161
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2980
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2374
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3179
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2962
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3017
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3431
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2804
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2748
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2905
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2393
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2677
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2668
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3050
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2088
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2906
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3873
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2848