Riyadh vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Riyadh	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1586	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3407	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$921	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$1393	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2861	$570
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	71	5
😀 Quality of life	77	50
🏙️ Population	7.01M	115K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 310% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 3292nd and 9013th ($1586 vs $387) 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 1.8 months in Riyadh compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 796th and 6232nd 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	$7.92	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.33	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1005	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1969	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1032	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.1	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.7	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.34%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2212	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.43	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.1	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.9	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10359	$691

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Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$940
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$828
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$870
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$989
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$878
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1218
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1226
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1810
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1719
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$944
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$713
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$548
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$557
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$879
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$895
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$541
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$853
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$537
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$507
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$586
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$588
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$940
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$558
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$895
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$561
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$489

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284