Riyadh vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Riyadh	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1637	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3629	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$944	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1530	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$5859
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	78	94
🏙️ Population	7.01M	690K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 48% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 2911th and 96th ($1637 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 1.7 months in Riyadh compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 733rd and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Riyadh	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.6	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1001	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$748	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2174	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1140	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.4	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.4	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2485	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.71	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.19	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.8	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.22	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$102	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10598	$24653

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Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979