Riyadh vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$5120
🏠 One person rent
$996
$1382
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$2287
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$3866
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
71
81
😀 Quality of life
74
90
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.43M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 26% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 2922nd and 1242nd ($1642 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1113th 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 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 1.7 months in San Antonio. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs San Antonio ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 1210th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$5.37
 Cappuccino
$4.36
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$17.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$94
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$19044

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

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27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2146
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2158
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2175
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2146
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2093
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2150
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2186
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2590
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2191
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2190
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2179
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2095
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2146
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1989
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1902
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1979
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$710
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1560
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2066
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1789
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1931
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1842
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$789
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$595
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1925
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1829
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2136
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2071
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2148
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2128
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$1972
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2737
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2221
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2126
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1801
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2118
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2108