Riyadh vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$5841
🏠 One person rent
$946
$1607
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$2790
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$3629
😷 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 36% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 3529th and 822nd ($1632 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 4th in Canada, while ranked 879th and 53rd 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
$8.06
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$21986

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$793
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$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2457
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2361
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2237
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2590
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2054
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$2034
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1865
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2526
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1884
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2128
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2470
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2539
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2710
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1872
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2628
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2641
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2674
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2717
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2734
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2739
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2778
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2200
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2737
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2702
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3041
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2475
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$3559
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3154
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3292
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2896
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2915