Riyadh vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$1303
🏠 One person rent
$946
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$392
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$164
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
70
1
😀 Quality of life
78
28
🏙️ Population
7.01M
63.4K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 203% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 3529th and 8474th ($1632 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Kiribati, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 879th and 8872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs South Tarawa

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Riyadh South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$7.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$4200

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$823
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$1109
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$1192
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$1309
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$1281
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$1005
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$2014
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$1923
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$1461
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$775
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$711
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$707
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$465
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$698
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$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
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$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
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$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
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$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
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$545
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$487

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$1507
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$1510
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$783
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$714
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$718
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$1422
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$1422
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$2062
2172 km or 1349 mi Lautoka
$633
2190 km or 1361 mi Nadi
$1039
2190 km or 1361 mi Port Vila
$2068
2248 km or 1397 mi Nasinu
$857
2253 km or 1400 mi Suva
$879
2310 km or 1435 mi Manase
$790
2382 km or 1480 mi Apia
$791
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$1865
2713 km or 1686 mi Paita
$1865
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$1928
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$1035
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$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi Lae
$558
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$572
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$539
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$1415
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$2401
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$3009
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$1695
3612 km or 2244 mi Jayapura
$506
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$1640
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$1839
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$1727
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$1864
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$1635
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$2821
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$1835
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$1864
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$1988
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$2700
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$2269
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$2610