Riyadh vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Riyadh San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$2073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2961
$4550
🏠 One person rent
$748
$1302
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$2222
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2297
$1760
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
70
55
😀 Quality of life
74
80
🏙️ Population
7.01M
342K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 34% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 3710th and 1331st ($1360 vs $2073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1180th 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 1.7 months in Riyadh compared to 0.8 months in San Juan. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs San Juan ranked 84th in the United States, while ranked 1392nd and 423rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.69
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$68.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$2682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.15%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1755
$3401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1136
$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$32.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$5.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.46
$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$3.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.92
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$101
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7248
$10066

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$698
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$1022
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$901
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$926
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$962
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$898
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$872
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$772
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1023
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1326
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1194
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1940
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1894
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1380
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$931
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$675
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$663
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$795
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$693
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$536
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$869
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$545
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$935
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$749
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$571
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$653
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1062
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$727
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$621
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$537
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$977
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$782
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$668
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$939
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$922
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$673

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$1575
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Guaynabo
$1607
11 km or 6.8 mi Trujillo Alto
$1195
11 km or 7.1 mi Bayamon
$1215
13 km or 7.8 mi Carolina
$1385
19 km or 12 mi Canovanas
$1392
20 km or 13 mi Toa Alta
$1495
21 km or 13 mi Dorado
$1345
24 km or 15 mi Gurabo
$1149
24 km or 15 mi Caguas
$1334
25 km or 16 mi Naranjito
$1283
26 km or 16 mi Rio Grande
$1452
28 km or 18 mi Vega Alta
$1436
29 km or 18 mi Corozal
$1473
32 km or 20 mi Cidra
$1311
34 km or 21 mi Vega Baja
$1457
36 km or 23 mi Las Piedras
$1376
39 km or 24 mi Cayey
$1035
42 km or 26 mi Humacao
$1372
42 km or 26 mi Orocovis
$933
43 km or 27 mi Naguabo
$1375
44 km or 27 mi Manati
$1459
46 km or 28 mi Fajardo
$1329
49 km or 30 mi Yabucoa
$1371
51 km or 32 mi Guayama
$1437
51 km or 32 mi Coamo
$1429
65 km or 40 mi Santa Isabel
$1194
69 km or 43 mi Arecibo
$1201
70 km or 43 mi Utuado
$1381
77 km or 48 mi Ponce
$1272
80 km or 50 mi Hatillo
$853
92 km or 57 mi Quebradillas
$1221
95 km or 59 mi Yauco
$1194
98 km or 61 mi San Sebastian
$1111
103 km or 64 mi Sabana Grande
$1285
106 km or 66 mi Isabela
$1090
111 km or 69 mi San German
$1123
115 km or 71 mi Aguadilla
$1158
117 km or 72 mi Mayaguez
$1162
118 km or 74 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2238