Riyadh vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Riyadh	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1628	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3587	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$936	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$1460	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$376	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$22.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2284	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	70	1
😀 Quality of life	78	30
🏙️ Population	7.01M	63.4K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 210% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 3485th and 8528th ($1628 vs $526) 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 899th and 8796th 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	$7.94	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.4	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$999	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1794	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.5	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.5	$63.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.2	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.52%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3071	$1342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1929	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.79	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.43	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.73	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.18	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.7	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10912	$4506

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Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1499
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1497
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$788
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$714
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1491
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1502
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2020
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$680
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1095
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$910
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$891
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$789
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1851
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1911
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$546
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$562
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$526
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1435
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2409
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3243
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1851
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$492
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1643
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$2015
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2888
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1863
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1992
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2760
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2323
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2649