Riyadh vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$6812
🏠 One person rent
$936
$1756
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$3107
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$4188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
99
😀 Quality of life
78
100
🏙️ Population
7.01M
5.45M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 43% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3485th and 370th ($1628 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Australia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 899th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Sydney

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Riyadh Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$25164

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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
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2323
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1992
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1863