Riyadh vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$1965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$4756
🏠 One person rent
$921
$1021
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$1866
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$2834
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
71
98
😀 Quality of life
77
94
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.97M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 19% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 3292nd and 1964th ($1586 vs $1965) 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 1.8 months in Riyadh compared to 1.4 months in Vienna. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 796th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$331
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$9775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$6353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$6.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$15069

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1681
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1772
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1698
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1188
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1307
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1234
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1653
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$860
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1632
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$989
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1136
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1051
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1197
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$789
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$788
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1344
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1436
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$935
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1211
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1130
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1062
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1067
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1094
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1016
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1764
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1563
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1220
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1137
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1690
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1616
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1604
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$938
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898