Riyadh vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$936
$1157
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$669
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$3329
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
70
98
😀 Quality of life
78
93
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.03M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 27% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 3485th and 1403rd ($1628 vs $2240) 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 1.5 months in Vienna. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 899th and 54th 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
$7.94
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$6.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$28814

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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

Cities near Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1862
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1831
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1941
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1590
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1475
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1805
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1172
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1150
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1230
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1257
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1308
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$917
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$974
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1628
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1499
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$967
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1126
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1218
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1409
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1156
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1265
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1108
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1255
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1681
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1653
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1430
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1201
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1803
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1751
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1701
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1065
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$928