Riyadh vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$4674
🏠 One person rent
$936
$1211
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$1801
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$4112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
70
81
😀 Quality of life
78
91
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.43M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 21% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 3485th and 1833rd ($1628 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1452nd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 899th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs San Antonio

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Riyadh San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$6.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$19123

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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

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27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2093
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2105
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2123
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2120
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2125
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2168
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$1944
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2475
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2151
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2149
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2141
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2110
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2003
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$1963
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1937
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1857
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1903
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$1005
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1722
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2070
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1855
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1897
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1708
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$1010
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$796
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1950
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1843
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2096
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2066
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2011
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2093
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2519
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2754
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2261
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2107
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1860
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2064
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2093