Riyadh vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Riyadh Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$1089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2961
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$748
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$88.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2297
$2950
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
98
😀 Quality of life
74
79
🏙️ Population
7.01M
949K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 25% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 3710th and 4723rd ($1360 vs $1089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th in Saudi Arabia and South Korea, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Riyadh compared to 2.7 months in Seongnam. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Seongnam ranked 6th in South Korea, while ranked 1392nd and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.69
$5.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$1032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$758
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$93.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.15%
6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1755
$12004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1136
$6380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$46.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$6.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.46
$3.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$6.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.92
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$101
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$8.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7248
$8506

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$901
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$926
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$962
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$898
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$872
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$772
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$1023
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1326
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1194
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1940
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1894
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1380
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$931
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$675
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$663
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$795
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$693
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$536
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$869
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$545
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$935
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$749
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$571
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$653
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1062
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$727
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$621
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$537
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$977
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$782
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$668
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$939
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$922
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$673

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Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1057
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1060
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1060
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1031
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1022
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1081
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1513
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1104
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1320
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1135
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$985
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1032
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$921
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1128
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$933
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1060
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1059
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1054
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$993
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$996
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$942
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$995
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1043
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$977
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$962
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$989
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$1008
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$1030
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1553
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$1009
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$880
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1149
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$1132
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$978
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$994