Riyadh vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$921
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$6392
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
80
😀 Quality of life
77
92
🏙️ Population
7.01M
737K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 45% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 3292nd and 206th ($1586 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 1.8 months in Riyadh compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 796th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$28179

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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

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9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263