Riyadh vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$2104
🏠 One person rent
$946
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
70
57
😀 Quality of life
78
62
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.42M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 89% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 3529th and 6516th ($1632 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Saudi Arabia and Brazil, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 879th and 5693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Salvador

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Riyadh Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$14902

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$793
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$931
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$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
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$667
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$676
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$568
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$666
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$645
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$607
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$645
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$548
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$492
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$651
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$589
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$572
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$567
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$583
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$628
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$591
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$614
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$466
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$595
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$648
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$647
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$488
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$608
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$611
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$726
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$602
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$677
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$687
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$611
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$628
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$598
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$609
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$579
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$615
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$598
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$669
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$611
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$609
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$626
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$743