Riyadh vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Riyadh	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1627	$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3576	$3000
🏠 One person rent	$931	$817
🏘️ Family rent	$1463	$1370
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2496	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	42
😀 Quality of life	80	55
🏙️ Population	7.01M	331K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 19% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 3418th and 4346th ($1627 vs $1362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and El Salvador, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Riyadh compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 759th and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs San Salvador

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	Riyadh	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.98	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.6	$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.34	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.73	$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.22	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.9	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$451	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$6470

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Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1273
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1238
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$695
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$883
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1090
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1097
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1009
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1129
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$665
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$739
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$801
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$931
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$791
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$842
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$780
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$661
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$770
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$912
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$729
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$911
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$735
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$682
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$627
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$467
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$710
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$760
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$673
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$915
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$790
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1007
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$698