Riyadh vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$5380
🏠 One person rent
$946
$1126
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$1917
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$3705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
70
98
😀 Quality of life
78
94
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.03M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 26% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 3529th and 1464th ($1632 vs $2213) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 879th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Vienna

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Riyadh Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$6.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$166
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$28817

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$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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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1898
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1829
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1922
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1561
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1451
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1821
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1114
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1804
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1180
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1284
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1335
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$875
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$930
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1639
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1527
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$1036
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1153
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1633
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1278
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1391
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1196
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1312
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1133
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1291
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1708
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1683
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1404
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1247
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1869
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1818
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1787
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1119
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$989