Riyadh vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1627
$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3576
$4283
🏠 One person rent
$931
$1132
🏘️ Family rent
$1463
$2002
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$521
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2496
$3299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
17
😀 Quality of life
80
87
🏙️ Population
7.01M
216K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 13% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 3418th and 2432nd ($1627 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and New Zealand, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Riyadh compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 759th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Wellington

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Riyadh Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2939
$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.5
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.5
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.3
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.22
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$101
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.9
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.5
$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$451
$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9818
$12047

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1838
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1743
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1709
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1612
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1254
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1252
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1379
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1396
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1425
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1480
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1237
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1493
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1638
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1423
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1312
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1383
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1612
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1678
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1847
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1499
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1678
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1716
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$1961
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1675
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1536
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1461
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1250
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$2086
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1811