Riyadh vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Riyadh	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1627	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3576	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$931	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$1463	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2496	$6556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	80
😀 Quality of life	80	93
🏙️ Population	7.01M	737K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 49% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 3418th and 125th ($1627 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 92nd 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 1.5 months in Riyadh compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 759th and 99th 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	$7.98	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.6	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.34	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.73	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.22	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.9	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$451	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$29883

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Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114