Riyadh vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$8814
🏠 One person rent
$936
$2859
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$4660
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$850
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$7874
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
70
97
😀 Quality of life
78
95
🏙️ Population
7.01M
874K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 60% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 3485th and 7th ($1628 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.9 months in San Francisco. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 899th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs San Francisco

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Riyadh San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$15.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$8.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$3199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$2521
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$4951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$4247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
6.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$10798
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$9079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$2.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$5.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$5.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$7.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$5.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$31.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$74.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$2190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$21216

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$821
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$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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11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3264
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3252
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3559
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3273
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$3049
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3204
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3261
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$3070
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3245
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3102
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3276
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3086
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3310
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3043
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4178
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3797
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3588
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2906
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2893
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3577
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2822
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2968
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3357
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2905
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3873
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3075
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2848
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2393
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3181
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2804
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2748
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3357
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3234
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3808