Riyadh vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$946
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$6532
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
80
😀 Quality of life
78
95
🏙️ Population
7.01M
737K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 48% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 3529th and 142nd ($1632 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st in Saudi Arabia and the United States, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 879th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Seattle

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Riyadh Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$7.73
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$28950

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
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$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173