Riyadh vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$3633
🏠 One person rent
$936
$905
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$1518
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$961
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
8
😀 Quality of life
78
49
🏙️ Population
7.01M
24.7K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 0.6% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 3485th and 3452nd ($1628 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Saudi Arabia and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 899th and 6808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Victoria

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Riyadh Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$69
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$8750

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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
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$721
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1196
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1196
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$745
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$511
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$563
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$810
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$819
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$802
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$747
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$611
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$871
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$820
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$586
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$546
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$604
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$533
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$533
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$417
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$540
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$682
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$543
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$415