Riyadh vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Riyadh Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$7509
🏠 One person rent
$996
$2032
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$3829
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$6776
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
71
100
😀 Quality of life
74
95
🏙️ Population
7.01M
690K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 47% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 2922nd and 96th ($1642 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 82nd 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 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 2.2 months in Washington. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 1210th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Riyadh vs Washington infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Riyadh vs Washington

Prices for goods and services in Riyadh and Washington are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Riyadh Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$8.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$28279

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

Cities near Washington

Distance City Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi Georgetown
$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi Alexandria
$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi Bethesda
$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi Silver Spring
$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi College Park
$2369
17 km or 11 mi Springfield
$2215
17 km or 11 mi Greenbelt
$2359
23 km or 14 mi Rockville
$2325
24 km or 15 mi Fairfax
$2730
26 km or 16 mi Bowie
$2362
27 km or 17 mi Laurel
$2258
28 km or 17 mi Reston
$2714
30 km or 19 mi Waldorf
$2428
31 km or 19 mi Gaithersburg
$2662
32 km or 20 mi Herndon
$2518
34 km or 21 mi Woodbridge
$2592
34 km or 21 mi Marumsco
$2522
36 km or 22 mi Centreville
$3110
37 km or 23 mi Germantown
$2591
38 km or 23 mi Columbia
$2674
41 km or 26 mi Manassas
$2426
42 km or 26 mi Ashburn
$2863
47 km or 29 mi Annapolis
$2849
49 km or 31 mi Catonsville
$2421
51 km or 32 mi Leesburg
$2685
57 km or 35 mi Eldersburg
$2367
57 km or 35 mi Baltimore
$2197
61 km or 38 mi Owings Mills
$2518
68 km or 42 mi Frederick
$2308
76 km or 47 mi Fredericksburg
$2241
83 km or 52 mi Charles Town
$1876
87 km or 54 mi Edgewood
$2433
92 km or 57 mi Bel Air South
$2416
93 km or 58 mi Bel Air North
$2401
102 km or 63 mi Hanover
$2116
102 km or 63 mi Hagerstown
$1906
103 km or 64 mi Winchester
$2255
106 km or 66 mi Waynesboro
$2107
122 km or 76 mi York
$1846