Riyadh vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$5447
🏠 One person rent
$936
$1383
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$2366
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$3766
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
70
95
😀 Quality of life
78
95
🏙️ Population
7.01M
985K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 33% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 3485th and 1008th ($1628 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Sweden, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 899th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Stockholm

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Riyadh Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$7.68
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$116
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$17265

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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 Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$1979
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1672
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1842
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1644
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1659
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1625
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1583
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1463
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1507
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1363
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1269
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1303
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1251
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1543
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1337
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1498
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1298
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1810
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1479
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1481
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1531
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1503
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1560
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1529
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1625
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1535
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1370
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1225
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1490
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$932
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1535
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1597
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1423
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1629
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1416
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1464