Riyadh vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$998
🏠 One person rent
$936
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
70
5
😀 Quality of life
78
43
🏙️ Population
7.01M
115K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 296% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 3485th and 8941st ($1628 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 899th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Thimphu

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Riyadh Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$600

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$821
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$938
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$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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274