Riyadh vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Riyadh | Stockholm | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Riyadh is 17% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 2922nd and 1837th ($1642 vs $1981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Sweden, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Sweden comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 1210th and 21st 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 316 km or 196 mi | Unaizah | |
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| 389 km or 242 mi | Dhahran | |
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| 395 km or 245 mi | Jubail | |
| 417 km or 259 mi | Qatif | |
| 420 km or 261 mi |  Riffa | |
| 421 km or 262 mi | Isa Town | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Manama | |
| 460 km or 286 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | As Sulayyil | |
| 491 km or 305 mi |  Doha | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Al Khor | |
| 540 km or 336 mi | Kuwait City | |
| 595 km or 369 mi | Ha'il | |
| 611 km or 379 mi |  Umm Qasr | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Al-Faw | |
| 631 km or 392 mi |  Bushehr | |
| 646 km or 401 mi | Az Zubayr | |
| 652 km or 405 mi | Abadan | |
| 658 km or 409 mi | Basra | |
| 659 km or 410 mi | Khorramshahr | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Bisha | |
| 680 km or 423 mi | Borazjan | |
| 701 km or 436 mi | Bandar-e Mahshahr | |
| 713 km or 443 mi |  Madinat Zayed | |
| 714 km or 443 mi | Nasiriyah | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Medina | |
| 737 km or 458 mi | Kazerun | |
| 747 km or 464 mi | Behbahan | |
| 754 km or 469 mi | Samawah | |
| 766 km or 476 mi | Ahvaz | |
| 775 km or 481 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 790 km or 491 mi | Mecca | |
| 798 km or 496 mi | Shiraz | |
| 800 km or 497 mi | Amarah | |
| 804 km or 499 mi | Bareq | |
| 804 km or 500 mi | Jahrom | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.1 km or 3.2 mi |  Solna | |
| 5.2 km or 3.3 mi | Lidingo | |
| 13 km or 7.9 mi | Taby | |
| 16 km or 9.9 mi | Sollentuna | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Tumba | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Akersberga | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Sodertalje | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Marsta | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Sigtuna | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Uppsala | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Nykoping | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Eskilstuna | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Vasteras | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Sala | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Norrkoping | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Gavle | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Orebro | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Linkoping | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Ludvika | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Visby | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Borlange | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Falun | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Mariestad | |
| 258 km or 161 mi | Karlstad | |
| 262 km or 163 mi |  Raisio | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Skovde | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Turku | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Kaarina | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Mora | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Vetlanda | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Rauma | |
| 281 km or 175 mi |  Kuressaare | |
| 284 km or 177 mi | Jonkoping | |
| 297 km or 184 mi |  Ventspils | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Salo | |
| 310 km or 193 mi | Raseborg | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Arvika | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Kalmar | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Pori | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Vaxjo |