Riyadh vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$996
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$3016
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
78
😀 Quality of life
74
93
🏙️ Population
7.01M
662K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 36% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 2922nd and 587th ($1642 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 1210th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$4.36
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$14942

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758