Riyadh vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$1455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$936
$793
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$1091
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$1812
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
98
😀 Quality of life
78
73
🏙️ Population
7.01M
919K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 12% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 3485th and 4141st ($1628 vs $1455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.2 months in Seongnam. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Seongnam ranked 19th in South Korea, while ranked 899th and 2195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Seongnam

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Riyadh Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$1278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$13631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$5921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$5.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$68.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$14346

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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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Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1313
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1152
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1031
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1022
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1053
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$943
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1296
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$985
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1094
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1001
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1090
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$1108
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1019
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$868
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1052
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$894
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1045
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1040
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1032
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1016
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$982
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1010
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$977
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$1062
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$1128
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$819
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$952
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1557
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$852
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$865
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$917
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$993
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$971
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$1009