Riyadh vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Riyadh	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1586	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3407	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$921	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$1393	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2861	$4493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	71	75
😀 Quality of life	77	89
🏙️ Population	7.01M	459K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 29% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 3292nd and 1277th ($1586 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1122nd in Saudi Arabia and the United States, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Riyadh compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 796th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Virginia Beach

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	Riyadh	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.92	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.33	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1005	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1969	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1032	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.1	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.7	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.34%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2212	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.43	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.1	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.9	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10359	$18476

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Cities near Riyadh

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

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701