Riyadh vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$1291
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$2925
🏠 One person rent
$936
$734
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$1288
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
70
41
😀 Quality of life
78
56
🏙️ Population
7.01M
331K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 26% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 3485th and 4553rd ($1628 vs $1291) 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 1.4 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 899th and 6244th 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
$7.94
$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$590
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$1836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$39
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$4732

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$821
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$938
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$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1254
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1261
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1183
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1231
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$770
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$905
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1476
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1123
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1132
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$1130
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1127
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1204
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$790
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$678
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$909
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$860
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$935
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1004
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$854
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$951
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$832
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$681
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$791
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$962
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$756
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$767
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$871
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$960
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$759
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$716
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$619
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$503
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$775
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$788
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$665
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$1014
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1049
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$817
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$1008
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$706