Riyadh vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$7962
🏠 One person rent
$946
$2395
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$4150
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$737
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$5553
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
70
86
😀 Quality of life
78
91
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.39M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 53% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 3529th and 50th ($1632 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 879th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$8.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$26517

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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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$3220
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$3053
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$2995
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$2995
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$3033
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3040
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$1295
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2948
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2995
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3243
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1141
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3261
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2995
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3245
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2976
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3251
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2927
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2676
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2963
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3070
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$3030
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$2758
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2815
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$3513
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2621
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$968
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
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$3027
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
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$3449
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2554
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$2767
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2697
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$2804