Riyadh vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1627
$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3576
$5641
🏠 One person rent
$931
$1547
🏘️ Family rent
$1463
$2678
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2496
$3278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
78
😀 Quality of life
80
93
🏙️ Population
7.01M
662K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 34% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 3418th and 931st ($1627 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Riyadh compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 759th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$5.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2939
$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.5
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.5
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.3
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.22
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$101
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.9
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.5
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$451
$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9818
$19787

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463

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7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2412
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2325
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2297
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2488
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1952
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1987
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1791
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2443
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1842
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2079
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2114
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2414
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2480
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2644
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1812
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2603
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2649
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2632
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2655
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2678
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2669
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2723
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2203
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2730
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2674
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2907
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2525
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3269
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3162
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3313
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2851
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2812