Riyadh vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Riyadh Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$1749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2961
$4282
🏠 One person rent
$748
$877
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$1586
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$502
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2297
$3199
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
70
98
😀 Quality of life
74
96
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.97M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 22% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 3710th and 2146th ($1360 vs $1749) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Austria, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Riyadh compared to 1.8 months in Vienna. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 1392nd and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.69
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$855
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$637
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$1669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.15%
2.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1755
$8600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1136
$5209
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$2.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$49.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$4.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.46
$6.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.92
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$101
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$145
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7248
$14926

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1022
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$901
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$926
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$962
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$898
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$872
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$772
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1023
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1326
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1194
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1940
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1894
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1380
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$931
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$675
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$663
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$795
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$693
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$536
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$869
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$545
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$935
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$749
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$571
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$653
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1062
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$727
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$621
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$537
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$977
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$782
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$668
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$939
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$922
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$673

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1434
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1549
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1572
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1368
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1199
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1135
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1463
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$763
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1473
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1110
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$914
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$840
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1106
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1007
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$764
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$864
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1221
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1293
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$908
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$980
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1149
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1100
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1083
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1376
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1032
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1028
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1125
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1048
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1243
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1596
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1506
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1175
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$958
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$846
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1521
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1442
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1206
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1138
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$935