Riyadh vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Riyadh	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1586	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3407	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$921	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1393	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2861	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	71	95
😀 Quality of life	77	63
🏙️ Population	7.01M	11.5M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 57% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 3292nd and 5616th ($1586 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Brazil, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Riyadh compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 796th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Sao Paulo

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	Riyadh	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.92	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.33	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1005	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1969	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1032	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.1	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.7	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.34%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2212	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.43	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.1	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.9	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10359	$13135

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Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629