Riyadh vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$8717
🏠 One person rent
$921
$2600
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$4501
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$806
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$7795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
71
97
😀 Quality of life
77
97
🏙️ Population
7.01M
874K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 58% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 3292nd and 9th ($1586 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.8 months in Riyadh compared to 2.1 months in San Francisco. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 796th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$8.68
 Cappuccino
$4.33
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$20.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$31050

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489

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11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3146
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2940
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3082
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3152
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3053
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3224
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3048
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3293
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4155
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3672
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3473
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2831
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2949
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3804
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2981
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2931
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2714
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2922
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2986
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2851
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2885
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3176
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2845
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2726
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3288
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3010
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3610