Riyadh vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$7493
🏠 One person rent
$936
$1996
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$3450
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$789
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$6618
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
80
😀 Quality of life
78
91
🏙️ Population
7.01M
737K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 49% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 3485th and 126th ($1628 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 33rd in the United States, while ranked 899th and 147th 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
$7.94
$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$30033

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$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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9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2678
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2782
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2621
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3602
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2749
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2783
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2734
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2884
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2728
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2797
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2637
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2736
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2775
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2714
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2542
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2617
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2709
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2342
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2727
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2429
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2722
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2822
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2576
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2661
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2378
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2616
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2592
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2690
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2580
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2765
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2098