Riyadh vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$2712
🏠 One person rent
$921
$631
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
71
42
😀 Quality of life
77
51
🏙️ Population
7.01M
316K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 33% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 3292nd and 4621st ($1586 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.8 months in Riyadh compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 796th and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$4693

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$783
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$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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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1161
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1173
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1145
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$709
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$882
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1455
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1088
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1081
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$904
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$900
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1005
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$639
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$715
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$866
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$912
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1038
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$870
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$791
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$883
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$599
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$638
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$870
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$734
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$720
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$777
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$872
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$639
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$593
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$650
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$457
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$646
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$774
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$550
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$859
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1090
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$712
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$729
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$697