Riyadh vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$7082
🏠 One person rent
$996
$1895
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$3327
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$708
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$6506
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
80
😀 Quality of life
74
90
🏙️ Population
7.01M
737K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 45% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2922nd and 145th ($1642 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th 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 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 1210th and 125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$8.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$29730

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

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9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210