Riyadh vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Riyadh	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1637	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3629	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$944	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$1530	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$418
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	42
😀 Quality of life	78	50
🏙️ Population	7.01M	316K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 36% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 2911th and 4469th ($1637 vs $1204) 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 1.7 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 733rd and 6219th 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	$9.31	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.6	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1001	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$748	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2174	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1140	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.4	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.4	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2485	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.71	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.19	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.8	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.22	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$102	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10598	$5642

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1182
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1160
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$698
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$884
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1083
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1088
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$936
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$653
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$753
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$897
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$916
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$897
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$819
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$903
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$719
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$886
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$755
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$881
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$632
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$598
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$455
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$632
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$624
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$878
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$710
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$973
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$701