Riyadh vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3629
$4240
🏠 One person rent
$944
$1109
🏘️ Family rent
$1530
$1980
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2731
$2916
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
17
😀 Quality of life
78
85
🏙️ Population
7.01M
216K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 11% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 2911th and 2289th ($1637 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.7 months in Riyadh compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 733rd and 356th 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
$9.31
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$6.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.16
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$1097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$938
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2174
$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.4
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.42%
6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2485
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1703
$5940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$99.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$6.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.19
$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.8
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.22
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$102
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$68.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10598
$11415

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1751
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1607
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1676
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1560
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1248
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1253
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1444
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1475
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1457
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1144
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1248
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1433
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1847
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1418
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1182
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1506
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1524
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1652
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1717
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1493
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1736
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1709
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$1968
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1670
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1746
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1435
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1213
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$1921
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1242
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1416
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$2099
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2539
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1448
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2252
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1652
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1824
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1584
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2106
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1604