Riyadh vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$5691
🏠 One person rent
$936
$1564
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$2640
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$646
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$3446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
78
😀 Quality of life
78
93
🏙️ Population
7.01M
662K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 35% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 3485th and 890th ($1628 vs $2505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 899th and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Vancouver

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Riyadh Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$21273

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Distance City Cost of living
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
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2411
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2295
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2091
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2493
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2100
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1953
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1840
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2523
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1869
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2081
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2098
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2427
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2580
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2690
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1855
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2661
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2727
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2709
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2714
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2736
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2728
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2782
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2124
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2734
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2749
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3012
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2479
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3602
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3183
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3164
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2843
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2884